Is it different if hired to do the same job with CAE? I don't know, but I would like to. Anybody know?
Thanks, Typhoonpilot, for your input. I know some outfits pay SFIs very well; others not so good. Other threads I've read indicate there may be problems on both the sim and line side of Emirates training--I worry about being double or triple-turned in the sim while stuck on a salary.
It is different to do the same job with CAE. CAE are paying contract instructors decent money right now. Probably equivalent to 40,000 to 50,000 Dirhams per month. They provide a hotel apartment style accommodation. No other benefits that I know of. Full time CAE guys would probably be on a lower gross pay, but have better benefits. That is the same with full time EK guys. The pay is lower, but the benefit package adds up. The question is, do you want a contract position with higher pay or do you want the permanent job with benefits?
EK do not make instructors do more than one session per day. The sims do run 24 hours per day and you will work nights some of the time.
Typhoonpilot