Recapping a couple to work on....
DXB, change these things, please:
Now (on the ATIS):
"Dubai INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES"
SHOULD be:
"Dubai" <<<< now THAT's how it should be changed to. WE KNOW where DXB is. It won't reduce the "status" of the Emirate by not reminding everyone everytime where it is, for heaven's sakes. And imagine the time it saves us from listening, over and over again, to the un-needed. Stop it...please. You likely didn't start that trend, but stopping it will save everyone time and let us look outside BEFORE we hear "Traffic, traffic!" on the TCAS. OK that is a stretch, but it still will save time.
Next "now" (but not always, thankfully...) point:
Now: (Mains on rwy, nose almost....now the reversers are deployed, with max sound in the front office) "AB123, next right, hold short on Twy, Contact ground..." (HUH? What was THAT??) Too loud to hear, and tonnage does not stop on a full-stop - as in one of these.... >.<
SHOULD be:
"AB123, good afternoon, you are number 2, plan exiting taxiway Alpha, continue approach" so we can easily plan OR AT LEAST WAIT until the reversers are STOWED before issuing taxiing instructions!!
Last (for now): Have someone fix the STAR charts, please. They are ambiguous and can easily lead to violations (has happened recently...) or worse. Where is the hold, for example, if you aren't given clearance to pass beyond the STAR clearance limit (or go lost com)? Make a hold up and WHAM, metal meets metal. OK, another stretch....but remember we are stuck waiting to listen past the "...International Airport, United Arab Emirates" part of the ATIS. (insert smiley-thing here) Anyway, whoever de/redesigns the approaches, have a look at this issue.
Small gripes, maybe. Overall though, DXB = good ATC IMHO.
Cheers,
C.O.