Qatar Airways Pilot Recruitment Road Show

Qatar Airways recruitment events are coming to Johannesburg and Singapore, and we are searching for talented individuals to join our award-winning team. We take pride in our people a dynamic and culturally diverse workforce is essential to ensuring we are one of the world’s premium and fastest-growing airlines.

Given our current growth, we are looking for Captains, and First Officers across our young Boeing and Airbus fleet.

If you are an experienced pilot, and interested in hearing more about Qatar Airways, or keen to join our 5-star team, please come along to our information session and meet with our pilot recruitment team.



Johannesburg, South Africa 

The Holiday Inn Sandton HOTEL
123 Rivonia Rd, Sandton, 2148, South Africa 

Flight Deck Presentation
2nd -3rd February 2016 

At 10:00 and 13:00 

Singapore, Singapore 
Ramada Singapore At Zhongshan Park
16 At Hood Road, Singapore 329982

Flight Deck Presentation
7th - 8th March 2016

At 10:00 and 13:00

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Qatar Airways boss accuses Delta of flying 'crap' planes

The chief of Qatar Airways on Monday denied his company receives subsidies and accused rivals Delta Air Lines of flying "crap" older planes, escalating hostilities between Gulf and American carriers.

Speaking at an arts conference in Doha, Akbar al-Baker said any money his airline receives from the state is in the form of "legitimate" equity and added his company's fleet of aircraft were much cleaner for the environment in comparison to Delta.

"I think Mr Anderson (CEO of Delta, Richard Anderson) doesn't know the difference between equity and subsidy. We never receive any subsidy," Baker said.

He was responding to claims made earlier this month by three US airlines - Delta, American and United - that Qatar, along with carriers in the United Arab Emirates have received US$42 billion in unfair subsidies to wrest business away from competitors.

Baker also accused Delta of flying "crap airplanes that are 35 years old", when talking about pollution by the aviation industry.

In contrast, Baker said Qatar Airways had an "ultra-modern fleet" and was the lowest CO2 contributor in the aviation industry.

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IATA says aviation safety remains high

Safety in global aviation remains high, the International Air Transport Association said on Tuesday, as it seeks to improve in-flight tracking after the disappearance of a Malaysian passenger jet in March.

There were 0.34 accidents per million flights in the first four months of 2014 compared with 0.32 over the preceding five years, IATA said at its annual general meeting in Doha, Qatar.

"The preliminary rate for the industry as a whole (including non-IATA airlines) is performing strongly," with 0.29 accidents per million flights in January-April against 0.48 in the previous five years, it said.

IATA groups 242 airlines representing 84 per cent of global air traffic.

Its statement noted that the industry recorded three accidents between January and April, including the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

"Aviation stakeholders are united in their desire to ensure that we never face another situation where an aircraft simply disappears," said Kevin Hiatt, senior vice president at IATA's Safety and Flight Operations department.

MH370 disappeared on March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard. An extensive search in the Indian Ocean has been unable to locate the plane.

An IATA taskforce on in-flight tracking, formed by the UN's aviation agency, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), is to present its findings in September.

"While states work through ICAO to develop and implement performance-based global standards, the industry is committed to moving forward with recommendations that airlines can implement now," said Hiatt.

He acknowledged, however, that airlines alone can decide if they want to implement such standards.

Meanwhile, the company specialising in air transport communications and information technology SITA announced in Doha plans to introduce a new aircraft tracking device.

"The solution, which is currently being evaluated by several airlines for testing, will utilise technology that is already installed in the aircraft to provide advanced tracking capabilities," a statement said.

It said the system known as "SITA AIRCOM Server Flight Tracker solution" will alert airline flight dispatchers "to unexpected aircraft movements" it said.

According to its designers, "the solution does not call for extensive additional cost or investment by the airlines" as it relies on a system that is already installed in many aircraft.

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Qatar Airways wants stake in India's IndiGo

Qatar Airways is interested in buying into India's budget airline IndiGo, the head of the fast-growing Gulf carrier said on Monday.

"We are very keen on investing in IndiGo if it's available," Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker said, praising the airline as "the most successful Indian carrier".

IndiGo is "the most efficient Indian carrier and the most progressive Indian carrier... We love to be associated to that success," he told a press briefing on the sidelines of an aviation conference in the Qatari capital.

IndiGo is the only carrier not enduring losses in India, whose aviation sector faces rising fuel costs, a drop in passenger numbers, a slowing economy and a price war triggered by tough competition.

The carrier, which was established in 2006, serves 26 destinations across the subcontinent, and has routes to Nepal, Oman, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Thailand.

It operates a fleet of 78 Airbus A320s.

Qatar Airways is the flag carrier of the energy-rich Gulf state.

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Qatar Airways 100% state-owned after ex-PM buyout

Qatar Airways has become 100-per cent state-owned after the government bought out private investors, including a former prime minister, its chief executive Akbar Al-Baker said on Monday.

Al-Baker said the acquisition took place last year, shortly after a political shake-up in which Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem was removed from the post of prime minister.

The airline became "100-per cent government-owned at the end of July" when 50 per cent of the company was purchased from the investors including Sheikh Hamad, Al-Baker told reporters in Dubai.

"It was not only Hamad bin Jassem; there were other shareholders," he said at the Arabian Travel Market.

He declined to comment on the motives for the buyout and said he did not know how much the ex-premier, who was relieved of his post when emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani abdicated unexpectedly in favour of his son Sheikh Tamim in June 2013, had received for his stake.

Qatar Airways, he said, would start revealing its results now that the carrier was government owned.

"I don't think the government has any issues for us to start announcing our profits" following the buyout, he said. "Once our last financial year audit is complete, we will say how much money we've made."

Al-Baker did not give details of Qatar Airways' results but said the company was "very efficiently run".

During Sheikh Hamad's reign, Qatar adopted an ambitious foreign policy, until last year's unexpected political shake-up.

Qatar Airways, along with Dubai's Emirates and Abu Dhabi's Etihad, have snatched a sizable share of the long-haul travel sector, turning their home cities into major hub on the routes to Asia and Australasia.

The three are major clients of aircraft manufacturers, with extensive lists of orders from Boeing and Airbus.

Al-Baker said the recent soft opening of Doha's new airport should allow the carrier to expand unhindered, noting "growth was blocked by the capacity of the current airport" in Doha.

He added the much-delayed Hamad International Airport, which opened last week, has an annual capacity to handle 30 million passengers which can be pushed to 45 million passengers if needed.

The new international airport, built at a cost of $15.5 billion (11 billion euros) and named after the former emir, welcomed its first commercial flight on Wednesday.

It had originally been scheduled to open last April, but the date was pushed back after it failed to meet new security standards.

Initially, the facility will only be open to 10 airlines with other carriers, including Qatar Airways, expected to use it from May 27.

Al-Baker also complained of airspace congestion in the Gulf region, saying limiting space for commercial carriers in favour of military use is "not conducive" to the aviation sector.

Major Gulf carriers are trying with governments and regulators "to open more air space to commercial flights," he said.

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Qatar Airways MPL Cadet Pilot Programme

•     This application is open to Singaporeans and Permanent Residents of age 18 above.
•     No flying experience required.
•     With at least GCE ‘A’ Level or equivalent preferred (those with 5 GCE ‘O’ Level credits including Math, English and a Science subject may be considered)
•     Successful candidates will spend up to 18 months on training to acquire a Multi-crew Pilot Licence (MPL) at ST Aerospace Academy in Singapore and overseas.
•     This is a SELF-SPONSORED PROGRAMME and upon successful completion of training, candidate will be offered employment by Qatar Airways.

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Singaporean aviation enthusiasts here is your chance. Go for the talk on 18th May at SMU to know more about it. Don't let it slip by, such opportunities do not come by easily, especially with a foreign airline.