Kuwait Airways

KU· KAC· KUWAITI· Kuwait City· Flying since 1954· Middle East· Official site

Kuwait Airways is the flag carrier of Kuwait, wholly owned by the government of Kuwait. Its head office is situated on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport, Al Farwaniyah Governorate. It operates scheduled international services throughout the Middle East, to the Indian subcontinent, Europe, Southeast Asia and North America, from its main base at Kuwait International Airport.

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Industry data on Kuwait Airways

Industry operator dataset

Published by an industry dataset, not reported by verified crew. Each figure is shown with the date its source was last revised — some are years old.

Figures dated Aug 29, 2006 – Mar 14, 2023

Recruitment

Negative outlook

Staff reductions. Some Pakistani pilots grounded on the matter of suspicious licences as of Jul 5, 2020 · 6 yrs old

still to decide whether to privitise, buying new aircraft has been in the plans for a long time as of Aug 29, 2006 · 20 yrs old

Published pay

Captain
KWD 2,900£100,000
Bottom to top of scale · period not stated
Bottom of scale:as of Feb 12, 2018 · 8 yrs oldTop of scale:as of Aug 29, 2006 · 20 yrs old
First Officer
£40,000£55,000
Bottom to top of scale · period not stated
as of Aug 29, 2006 · 20 yrs old

Duty pay and per diems

CaptainKWD 2From check in to checkout if Layover.12 KWD per hour for night flights and 8 KWD per hour for day flights. Monthly overtime above 85 hours. YEarly overtime 50 KWD per hour over 750 hoursas of Mar 5, 2018 · 8 yrs old
“2.1 KWD From check in to checkout if Layover.12 KWD per hour for night flights and 8 KWD per hour for day flights. Monthly overtime above 85 hours. YEarly overtime 50 KWD per hour over 750 hours.”
First Officer£16day 14gbpas of Aug 29, 2006 · 20 yrs old
“night 16gbp day 14gbp”

Conditions

Annual leave: 45 days. 3 x 15 as of Mar 14, 2023 · 3 yrs old
Roster and how it is published: 777 60-85 HOURS PER MONTH. LEAVE: 45 DAYS, FIRST LEAVE CAN BE TAKEN AFTE 6 MONTHS OF FIRST LINE CHECK as of Feb 12, 2018 · 8 yrs old
Staff travel: 2 confirmed by KAC flights as of Mar 14, 2023 · 3 yrs old

Entry requirements

Captain: 7000hrs as of Aug 29, 2006 · 20 yrs old
First Officer: 2000hrs as of Aug 29, 2006 · 20 yrs old

Selection process

laid back interview. sim ride is main factor as of Aug 29, 2006 · 20 yrs old

On order

15 A320 NEO 10 A350, and extra order of 8x A330-800neo as of Oct 22, 2018 · 7 yrs old

How to apply

phone call as of Aug 29, 2006 · 20 yrs old

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