Etihad commands

[priority-left]

hi all
looking for someones best guess
if you were to join as an FO in the next 6 months ...how long to getting your command assuming you have enough hours

thanks

[auh_to_auh]

think commands at the moment are running at about three years. with all the f/o's that have joined in the last couple of years i would guess about five years or so.

[stansdead]

Yet they still recruit DEC's? Strange, no?

[NG_Kaptain]

Hurry up on the upgrades. Just did three months of 100 block hours, the upgrade needs to pick up speed. Dead Tired.

[noflare]

Not only do DEC continue to arrive they do so under the radar!.....check the latest DEC to be slipped into the 777 fleet!...a GF deskjockey.

Well done Ops Mgmnt you really know how to keep the moral up! :mad:

[Chandler Bing]

Where are all the ex Virgin Atlantic A346 F/O's....?
Did the time to command of minimum 5 years made them change their minds ? wonder....
What about the Aer Lingus pilots EY ( SR ) is trying to lie to and lure ? With which fake promises will they attract them in AUH ? Command within a year on top of seniority, mix fleet A320/A380 soon coming insh allah ?
Come on let's face it, for any new joiner on any EY fleet, it's gonna be minimum 5 to 7 years to command and 3 to 4 years for fleet change.

Our A320 F/O's are applying to EK as they won't see the shadow of an A330 before 2 years. Our A320 captains are desperate coz they won't see the A330 either before 2 to 3 years and EY still advertises for DEC's on all fleets.
Our A330/A340 F/O's face delays in command upgrades coz of less aircrafts coming in and decrease in ULR requirement of 2 captains soon to be approved....
Our B777 F/O's have already suffered the poor number of destinations and/or the undefined time to command.
Our A330 captains, the most junior will be forced to A320 MFF and the A330/A340 are the only ones quite happy there, despite a couple of resignations and a lot of abroad applications sent, just like the EK drivers.

Business is starting up again in a few companies like Virgin America, EZY, Tiger, KAL, Chinese carriers, VN.
Time will change sooner or later as worldwide flying schools are training less and less people, shortage of F/O's will come up soon.