How did Emirates manage this?
 

I thought there was a global slowdown, recession, crisis, whatever......... :huh:

http://business.maktoob.com/20090000...ln/Article.htm

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

A neighbour of mine a pilot with EK now has to fly more each month for the same package - effectively a pay decrease... But hey this is DBX so everything is OK!:)

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

All those one-way tickets for redundant expats...

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

Well it is a well known fact that EK have a big problem with the Pilots and there basic T&C's
as emirates seem to keep on changing the goal posts as and when they feel like it.
Its nice to see they will order more new shiney aircraft BUT !!!where are they going to find the pilots to fly them.
Word is already on the street that DO NOT Come to Dubai if you are a pilot.
A lot of the pilots already there are working a lot more hours than this time 18months ago.
A lot of them are tired living a perminate jet lag,
I am sorry to say it is only a matter of time before they have another accident, this time it may not be as lucky as the Melbourne , Manchester flights.

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

Don't forget they will have all their local cadets graduating soon :eek:

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

You'll know this when the planes have tinted windows and fly a couple of feet behind each other :rofl:

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

....and no more waiting about in holding patterns....barge straight to the front of the approach sequence.

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

I'll volunteer if they pay for the training.

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

Yes maybe from Al Ain but they will only be a first officer if they are lucky.
They need highly exp captains. from a basic first office to a captain could take any thing from 7-8 years min.
Also a newly arrived first officer is now on the same pay & t nc 's as a first officer that has been with EK for 3 years or more.
The troops are not happy.

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

Pilots are never happy FACT - if you actually add up the whole salary package and benefits its actually better than most other airlines are offering. And the new f/o won't get this years profit share.

A lot of the f/o's in EK are highly exprienced Captains who have come from other airlines and I'm sure when they eventually realise they are short of Captains they will again reduce the requirements needed for upgrade - at one time it was only 18 months for suitably qualified and experienced people

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

The threads on pprune make for very interesting reading though!

Re: How did Emirates manage this?
 

Yes i know i read pprune a lot, as i said earlier, it is a time bomb waiting to go bang is EK.