Coal - I don't know what to say as far as the furlough bit, they contacted me for the interview and I have my ticket in hand from them for the interview. They do have the $24,000/36 month bond, doesn't mean that if I am recalled I have to go running back. Our furlough agreement allows us to bypas recall for up to 10 years from the date of our recall. I guess I will find out when I get there.
The furoughed thing applied to EK. Dubai has its moments, the beaches were nice before the sh!t dumping and its still going on with nothing being done about it.With the package at Fly Dubai the big concerns are housing , education and maybe airport parking.If you look at the latest at EY(housing) tits an apt until they get more villas online which here means apt and nothing else. Fly Dubai is based on a 2/3 bed apt in an ok area, dont expect the beach areas.
Will FlyDubai initially operate from the current Dubai airport or from the new airport being developed (the mega-airport with six parallel runways)? I presume the original airport will be used for awhile - right? I don't know much about the progress of the new airport.
Also, are the current applicants being considered for Captain positions or FO positions (with a potential fast upgrade)?
More DEC's as required, they will need every FO they can get and keep them in the seat as long as poss.
I would check/confirm the staff travel, have not heard anything about ID90 on EK.
The latest on what airport is JXB , but I would think it being Jan you might hear somr update s on all that soon.
This weeks Flight International (13-19Jan P11) reports
"Boeing looks set to introduce a modest upgrade to it's 737 family , with a new cabin design developed from the 787 reportedly making it's debut on the first of FlyDubai's aircraft towards the end of 2009."
So ,does this mean that the aircraft will be delivered in old spec and taken out of service to be upgraded ? OR , that the first aircraft delivered will be someone else's discarded orders - not to FD's chosen spec -and subsequently replaced ? OR that this venture won't now be happening as soon as originally planned ?
The 4th possibility is that Flight is talking horlocks, but I wouldn't be turning down any other job offers if they were proposed on the strength of this starting immediately. I just don't think the timing is right in Dubai, and I think the owners privately have acknowledged this whilst maintaining a brave face in their public stance.
Hey Tom, hello
I did the same staff just after the Christmas … no confirmation from the system that CV got over there, as I expected, no reply yet from the Company. Will share info, if any.
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Hello everyone....Just got back from Fly Dubai and I will tell you that it was a great experience. Everyone was very nice and welcoming, the interview was very much in line with what I heard about for EK just a bit shorter. The airport they plan to use for the next few years will be DXB and yes they are working on ID90's, 95's, 75's with Emirates and others. Upgrade will be pretty fast for F/O's.
4931tom - They contacted me fairly quick, about 3 weeks I believe and there were only 4 guys each day they interviewed. So it's not the Southwest style of selection where they interview 200 for 15 positions. Good luck.
What were your impressions of Dubai? What was the word about accomodations for FlyDubai pilots? What is the estimated start date for FlyDubai - mid-2009?
Iver - I was pleasantly surprised with Dubai and had a great time. Everyone was friendly, it was very clean there, felt very safe. They said the housing allowance is expected to cover a comfortable 2/3 bed apartment and they will give a 6 month advance if you want it. They expect a start time for late summer early fall. Hope that helps.
Fly2AK, Hello!
Would you be so kind and answer the following, please:
- Does FD encourage candidates to bring their wives along for the intervew?
- How long did it take the whole journey?. From the day you left for Dubai until you got back home?
- Is it possible for you to expand the information on the whole interview process, please? For example, kind of questions asked, technical questions, etc.
Hello AA,
My whole trip was scheduled for 5 days, primarily because the airport I flew out of didn't have daily flights. I would expect at least 4 days, 2 days being the interview. Day one was a welcome brief followed by the advanced compass test. This test had a memorization test, math test, aeronautical test, task management test, an instrument interpretation test with RBI, Attitude and compass indicators and a hand/eye coordination test utilizing a joystick and rudder pedals. The aeronautical test asked questions pertaining to runway lights and taxi lights, fuel efficiency/cost index. No worries about the interview not really technical more tell me a time type of interview. Then you will have lunch at the sim facility where you will do a sim ride in a 737-800, 2 approaches no FD, AT or AP. If you make it,Day 2 is HR brief, psychometric testing, panel interview (tell me your stories) Psychologist debrief (how crazy are you) then an in depth physical. As far as spouses they really didn't encourage bringing your spouse, but they were more than happy to offer someone your spouse could speak with to answer questions. If you paid for your spouse to come out I don't think it would be a problem. Fly Dubai just isn't going to pay for them to come out until you are offered the job. Good luck.
Fly
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Good luck!
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