MD-90, 747 classic and EMB170 Captains

[Midnight Mike]

http://www.aviationemploymentboard.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3609

Saudi Arabian Airlines, the largest Airline in the Middle East, has Jeddah based vacancies for :

CAPTAINS -747 - CLASSIC
Total time 6500 hours to include PIC on commercial Jets; 2500 on Aircraft with a MTOW in excess of 300,000 Kgs OR 3500 if MTOW is over 160,000 Kgs.
Monthly Base Pay SR.19,587.00
CAPTAINS EMB170 AND MD-90
Total time 4500 hours to include PIC on commercial Jets; 3000 hours on Aircraft with a MTOW 45,000 Kgs or 2000 hours if the MTOW is 159,999 Kgs.
Monthly Base Pay SR.16107.00​

 

[Draginass]

Hmmm. . . with an exchange rate of 3.75 SR to the dollar, that's $5200 a month for a 747 Captain. Must be the "Infidel" rate of pay.

 

[labbats]

Beheadings not included.

 

[Midnight Mike]

Hmmm. . . with an exchange rate of 3.75 SR to the dollar, that's $5200 a month for a 747 Captain. Must be the "Infidel" rate of pay.

Just be ready to dodge rocks!

Damn, I did not notice the SR in front of the pay, when I saw the number, I assumed US dollar & with the other little perks, I said, "pretty good", but $5200 per month, maybe not the best contract in the world...

 

[Flyer1015]

1- 03 Year initial Contract (Renewable) subject to operational requirement.

2- A Generous 12.3 Months Tax Free Salary.

3- SR.600 Monthly Transportation Allowance.

4- US$ 1450.40 Monthly Contract Completion Allowance Payable At Completion Of Each Contract Term.

5- One Base Pay Annual Bonus.

6- Flying Allowance 10% of Actual Hourly rate.

7- Night Flying Allowance 10% Of Actual Hourly
Rate For Flight Between 1700-0300 GMT.

8-Layover Expense: Domestic Stations: SR.11.50 / Hour Int'l. Stations:SR.16.50 / Hour Layover Calculated On Block Out - Block-In Basis.

9- (15 min.) On Call Premium For Every ( 6 Hours)
Lapsed After Rest Time.

10- 30 Calendar Days Paid Annual Vacation.

11- Additional Crew Member (ACM) Monthly
Benefit.

12- Guaranteed Monthly Flying Hours Between 65-75 Hours Depending On Aircraft Group.

13- Up to SR.802,000 Personal Accident Insurance
Coverage.

14- Up to SR.540,000 Loss Of License Insurance.
American Contractors are covered for maximum sum of SR.168,000.oo

15- Free Furnished Air-Conditioned Accommodation
For Married And Single Status.

16- Free Housing Utilities (Gas, Water And Maintenance, Excluding Telephone Charges).

17- Free Medical Coverage For Employee And
Eligible Dependents (Except Dental, Audio & Visual Aids and Infertility Treatment).

18- IATA Travel Benefits For Employee And Eligible
Dependents On SAUDIA And Other Airlines.

19- In-Kingdom School Education subsidy for 3 Children within proscribed rates as per Policy.

20- Free Excess Baggage Up to (family 400 Kgs) and (Single Employee 200Kgs) At Initial Joining
And Final Departure.

21- Free Saudia Sports Club Membership For Employee And Dependent.
[side note: YIIIIPPPPEEEEEE !!!!]

22- Length of Service Award - On successful completion of employment with SAUDIA, an employee will receive half a month basic salary for each year of service up to and including five years. For each year over five years a month's basic salary will be paid.


From the airline's website:

http://www.saudiairlines.com/aboutus/advert_captains_1.jsp

 

[Junkflyer]

If anyone really feels the need to fly/live in the Middle East work for Emirates instead.

 

[Draginass]

Ok with all that, you're up to about what a Nippon Cargo FO earns . . . and you can live in the real world and not live like a prisoner or be treated like an infidel.

pprune.com has some first-hand accounts of life with Saudia. Not good.

 

[bafanguy]

Regardless, I'd be surprised if they have any trouble filling those slots....

 

[Alin10123]

1- 03 Year initial Contract (Renewable) subject to operational requirement.

2- A Generous 12.3 Months Tax Free Salary.

3- SR.600 Monthly Transportation Allowance.

4- US$ 1450.40 Monthly Contract Completion Allowance Payable At Completion Of Each Contract Term.

5- One Base Pay Annual Bonus.

6- Flying Allowance 10% of Actual Hourly rate.

7- Night Flying Allowance 10% Of Actual Hourly
Rate For Flight Between 1700-0300 GMT.

8-Layover Expense: Domestic Stations: SR.11.50 / Hour Int'l. Stations:SR.16.50 / Hour Layover Calculated On Block Out - Block-In Basis.

9- (15 min.) On Call Premium For Every ( 6 Hours)
Lapsed After Rest Time.

10- 30 Calendar Days Paid Annual Vacation.

11- Additional Crew Member (ACM) Monthly
Benefit.

12- Guaranteed Monthly Flying Hours Between 65-75 Hours Depending On Aircraft Group.

13- Up to SR.802,000 Personal Accident Insurance
Coverage.

14- Up to SR.540,000 Loss Of License Insurance.
American Contractors are covered for maximum sum of SR.168,000.oo

15- Free Furnished Air-Conditioned Accommodation
For Married And Single Status.

16- Free Housing Utilities (Gas, Water And Maintenance, Excluding Telephone Charges).

17- Free Medical Coverage For Employee And
Eligible Dependents (Except Dental, Audio & Visual Aids and Infertility Treatment).

18- IATA Travel Benefits For Employee And Eligible
Dependents On SAUDIA And Other Airlines.

19- In-Kingdom School Education subsidy for 3 Children within proscribed rates as per Policy.

20- Free Excess Baggage Up to (family 400 Kgs) and (Single Employee 200Kgs) At Initial Joining
And Final Departure.

21- Free Saudia Sports Club Membership For Employee And Dependent.
[side note: YIIIIPPPPEEEEEE !!!!]

22- Length of Service Award - On successful completion of employment with SAUDIA, an employee will receive half a month basic salary for each year of service up to and including five years. For each year over five years a month's basic salary will be paid.


From the airline's website:

http://www.saudiairlines.com/aboutus/advert_captains_1.jsp

Tax free? Eeerr... not if the IRS has anything to say about that. If you are a US citizen you must pay your income taxes regardless of what company it's from. Although i think if you are out there for a really long time or something like that it's tax free then. But i think that time is much longer than 3 years.

 

[filejw]

Its 330 days..And only the first 90,000$ or something like thats is tax free.

 

[Gillegan]

For American taxpayers that reside overseas, the first $80,000 dollars of foreign earned income is not taxable. That is the $80,000 after you take all of your deductions, etc.. If your bottom line income is $100,000, then you only pay taxes on $20,000 with the associated tax bracket.

As far as what constitutes residing overseas, the IRS has two criteria:
1. 330 days out of the country.
2. Bona fide residency. This is basically a common sense test as to whether you truly reside overseas. It looks at car ownership, drivers licenses, and other stuff that would usually indicate where you live. Once you establish residency, the 330 days doesn't exactly apply though if you spent a whole lot of days in the States, they might decide you no longer reside overseas.

When I moved overseas, I established my residency using the 330 days and then remained qualified under the bona fide residency.

As a side note, even if you are a resident overseas, you are subject to U.S. taxes for 100% of your capital gains.

 

[Alin10123]

Interesting. Oh well... Not that i'm thinking about going to the middle east.