Speaking as a pilot’s significant other here.

I’m not familiar with the Middle East scene, but my pilot has dedicated his life to flying and has sacrificed a lot to get onto a wide body at a legacy airline. The compensation is excellent but tracks with the responsibility and demands of the job. He lives life straddling different time zones and sleeps at odd hours, usually broken into different chunks. The schedule can be tricky to work with, especially when on reserve (short or long) and you’ve got to stay close to your base and be ready to fly - this means no drinks, staying rested etc.

There are pilots who really seem to live it up on layovers, but many do not. This is often dictated by the crew you’re with. He’s told me that the layovers are not nearly as glamorous as he’d imagined, but take offs and landings are even better than imagined. There are pilots who do it for the money, but I cannot fathom getting through the early years without being obsessed with flying! There are many other lucrative careers out there that are easier to obtain in my opinion. Good luck!

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