I have a good contact at Qatar. I'll try to find out. The 777 is a great airplane.
United was talking about returning some since they got the lease cost down on the 747-400s and may or may not have gotten the lease cost down on the 777s.
Just a question on Emirates for anyone who might know, from postings here, it appears that the 777 is not their main needs now. Is it easy or tough to get a Captain job there is one is not current. I am not job seeking ,but am surprised that many places world wide reuire one to be currnet and on that airplane I have not been current since 1999. And I only had 1,000 hours on it.
Could someone familiar with Emirates and direct entry hiring (777 specifically) characterize whether they are slow to hire, hiring moderately, or are desperate? Is currentcy an issue since you will undoubtedly have to get their entire school. What does Emirates do for medical checks? Does the country do physicals or are they more like the U.S. system with medical doctor designees on the outside? Does a U.S. medical mean much outside of the U.S.?