In this part of the world A scale does not represent the longest serving members of the pilot work force but quite the opposite. This is whats on offer
First conversions
1USD =3.67 Dirhams
1Dirham=2.11 HKD
First year captain average 3 to 5 years at EK (C scaler) basic salary 24500 AED.
*O AED if in company accomodation (90percent of pilot workforce)
*minus 170 AED for medical if married and 0 kids(it is not free medical chaps)
*O benefit to you with O KIDS
You can avail yourself of company accomodation which is non reversible and BOOST your salary by 9600AED per month.BUT you will be on your own AND will definately use all of it if you decide to rent something at least as half as decent as what EMIRATES supply. SO dont count it as salary unless you decide to live in some sh***hole to save a few dids. In which case you will not like it here long.
Now then, last year the company introduced a B scale by introducing Direct entry Captains, the first year salary was not good enough so no suitable captains came. SO what to do!! what any GOOD manager should do. Introduce a better salary to attract the guys. Which is what they did BUT whoops not for everybody JUST for them!
So the 2005 DEC B scale was born!! Therefore DEC 2005 B scaler 0 years at EK move to the 5th year of the Captains scale on 28175 AED per month.
Good stuff hey!!
Anyway needing over 100 DEcs this year but you guessed it money not getting those captains to come on B scale salaries so the talk of the town is the 2006 A SCALE for DECs straight in at circa 35000 to 36000AED per month.
I am Ten years with the company and still am not near that.
Hears the cruncher.
Requirements are 10000 hours 4000 jet command above 55TONNES
Hands up any body else meeting those requirements at EK but are looking like needing 3 to 5 years plus to reach those salary levels!
so there it is chaps and chapesses crunch the numbers and compare.
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