Originally Posted by
Austin Holed
Emirates Today, 28th November, Business Section, Page 15.
Some selected quotes..
"between 15000 and 20000 job applications a month for pilot positions"
"Our pilots do well with regards to the total package"
and my favourite one to read on one of my 7 days off this month..
"thus, there is no shortage"
Well, I've been here long enough to be able to read between Arab lines. Like this one:
"...the rescue forces were on the scene within 5 minutes..." and as a bystander you were counting 1 hour before they even found the site.
So, let's translate in Arabic!
"...between 15000 and 20000 applications..." means in: take away two zeroes for realistic ones.
"...our pilots do well with regards to the total package..." means: they know it's falling short but couldn't care less as long as all airplanes fly.
"...thus, there is no shortage..." means: they're ******* short, but as long as idiots fly on days off, they're getting away with it.
But I like the mere fact that it pops up in ET. It sort of prepares the local blindsight for a eventual staying on ground of aircraft: means we, the lazy pilots, are set up for being the scapegoats. However the second scapegoat is also in the pipeline. Brace TCAS and Ed, your wallets will not suffer, but your ego's................
