Qatar New Pilot Bond

[Flyer1015]

Open ended contracts in a place where people do a 100 yard dash in the middle of the night and the company finds out that they quit because they didn't show up to duty in the morning, don't really mean much!

LOL! Are you talking about "escaping" the country overnight in a hurry? Now that's just funny! Reminds me of the Air India Express Captain from NZ. While on layover in Abu Dhabi, he got a call to come into their headquarters due to some discrepancy in his logbook hours. This guy took a plane to India, and hopped the first flight to NZ. Innocent until proven guilty!

 

[xjhawk]

Well you can't do that when in Qatar, from what i hear is that you have your passport taken from you when you are off duty. That and you only have two exit visas a year. I will admit this is second hand info. But this is because of a law in Qatar and not a company policy. They have this for all foreign national workers, even high paid execs

 

[NEDude]

Well you can't do that when in Qatar, from what i hear is that you have your passport taken from you when you are off duty. That and you only have two exit visas a year. I will admit this is second hand info. But this is because of a law in Qatar and not a company policy. They have this for all foreign national workers, even high paid execs

Perhaps urban legend, but I have heard stories of guys leaving while on out of country layovers. Usually the preparation begins a month or two in advance by shipping small amounts of personal items home. Then on a layover in Europe or the USA they just don't show up for duty for the return flight to the sandpit.

 

[Flyer1015]

Well you can't do that when in Qatar, from what i hear is that you have your passport taken from you when you are off duty. That and you only have two exit visas a year. I will admit this is second hand info. But this is because of a law in Qatar and not a company policy. They have this for all foreign national workers, even high paid execs

I think that's urban legend. You get to keep your passport while in Qatar. And the two exit visas per year is true but a pilot can (and many do) obtain the multiple entry visa permit for their passports. It costs some decent coin (I forget how many Riyals) but many who travel back/forth end up paying for it because it's worth it.

 

[skier17]

A friend of mine was telling me about a law that states if you take an over-seas job, when you return to the USA you are not allowed to work for an operator that carries US Mail for something like 4 or 5 years. Can anybody confirm this or have any details about this law? It would be great to make some money over-seas for a few years, but I would hate to come back and not be able to get a job.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

A friend of mine was telling me about a law that states if you take an over-seas job, when you return to the USA you are not allowed to work for an operator that carries US Mail for something like 4 or 5 years. Can anybody confirm this or have any details about this law? It would be great to make some money over-seas for a few years, but I would hate to come back and not be able to get a job.

The only company where this will affect you is FedEx, but in that company is not that law that is your problem, is knowing somebody that is a member of the northern Mississippi flying club.

All kidding a side, people working abroad are not having any problem getting jobs back home

 

[skier17]

The only company where this will affect you is FedEx, but in that company is not that law that is your problem, is knowing somebody that is a member of the northern Mississippi flying club.

All kidding a side, people working abroad are not having any problem getting jobs back home

Good to hear! I'll have to find out where he got his info from. And, yes, it sure would be nice to be a part of that club!

 

[Varmint]

The only company where this will affect you is FedEx, but in that company is not that law that is your problem, is knowing somebody that is a member of the northern Mississippi flying club.

All kidding a side, people working abroad are not having any problem getting jobs back home

The stupid thing is that if you get hired by FedEx, you will more than likely be based in Hong Kong or Cologne which are overseas. I guess it is ok though if you work for them and live overseas. Oh, well....their playground...they make the rules.

Some of the other airlines with US mail contracts don't have the same rule so I think it is the same as the beard/oxygen mask lie in the US. I was always told in the US that we were not allowed to have beards because the oxygen mask would not seal properly.....works just fine over here.