Because if it is true and I will be dalayed just only a week I will accellerate the process of getting the fkuk out of this place.
If it is true this is becoming a real fraud...along with the crappy pay, accomodotion crap and Dubai as a whole ....
A one week delay to an upgrade on a B777 at a reasonably good job and that is the reason for leaving
Just a little perspective on upgrade time lines for you. When a company tells you that upgrades are happening at three years ( or four years, or whatever ) that is what is occuring at the moment. Any projection told to somebody joining an airline is just that, it's only a projection based on current plans. There are many variables in this projection. Aircraft orders, aircraft delivery delays, economic conditions, war, mergers, etc will all affect whether the projection stays even remotely close.
Five years ago a group of us were discussing upgrade times at EK and came to the conclusion that the 3-4 year to command idea was only a reasonable certainty if you were hired inside seniority number 1000. We were wrong, EK have surprised to the upside ( in most cases ). Two years ago I calulated upgrades out for possible new joiners and started advising guys that a decision to join should be based on a 5 to 7 year time frame. Again, I was wrong. Guys hired two years ago will still see an upgrade inside 4 years.
One of these guys who is "delayed" on his B777 upgrade is my neighbor. He joined in October 2005. His class has been moved back two months, but he's still starting the upgrade one month before his 3rd year anniversery. Oh, the humanity of it all !!!
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