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Operator Classification
Operator name: Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
Region: Middle East
Country: Lebanon
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
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Fleet
Rank
Year
  
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top 13000 $/month before Tax
21/Oct/13
Capt base 8000$/month before Tax
21/Oct/13
FO top 8800$/month, before Tax, after approx 20y of service 21/Oct/13
FO base 3100$/month, before Tax 4000$/month, after 6 months of Full release 21/Oct/13
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt 24$ x (1-50 hours) 48$ x (50 hours and above)
1/Mar/19
FO 16$ x (1-50 hours) 32$ x (50 hours and above)
1/Mar/19
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
Pension = Last Salary x Number of Years with MEA  
18/May/06
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Average 73 hrs
3/Aug/13
Leave 24 days paid leave per year.
14/Jan/09
Staff travel Only 2 ID 90 per year.
5/Apr/09
Discounted
holidays
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
launch customer for the A321XLR 23/Jun/19
   
  Outlook:  
MEA is recruiting almost every year. 31/Dec/17
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   23/Jun/19
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
By seniority only. 18/May/06
     
  FO  
Recruited through the MEA sponsored Cadet Pilot Training Program through FTE Jerez. Lebanese nationals, age 20-26 (30 if holder of CPL/IR), scientific background, a bachelor's degree is required (any major). 8/Jan/18
     
  SO  
N/A 8/Jan/18
     
  FE  
N/A 8/Jan/18
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
After the review of the academic and professional backgrounds, selected candidates go through a series of Math/Physics/IQ/English academic tests, job suitability tests, interviews, and a full medical examination. Admitted candidates will go to a flight school abroad to receive their ATPL after 14 months, followed by a 6 months type rating course on the companies' fleet and simulators. UPDATE: You need to pay $2,000 for the whole selection process which are non-refundable. Frozen ATPL after 16 months, followed by a 6 weeks type rating at MEA training center. 8/Jan/18
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
13xA320 5xA330-200 31/Dec/17
     
  Orders:  
Four A321XLRs   23/Jun/19
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
Through the website only 8/Jan/18
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
Middle East Airlines HQ - Rafik Hariri, International Airport, Beirut - Lebanon   18/May/06
       
Tel: +961-1-622428 18/May/06
Fax:
Email: cadets@mea.com.lb 8/Jan/18
       
  Website:   
https://www.mea.com.lb/english/home   8/Jan/18
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
http://careers.mea.com.lb/   8/Jan/18
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
Beirut, and only Lebanese National   21/Oct/13

 

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