For those of you who are thinking of comming to Emirates, let me tell you a story.
A guy arrives, all excited ready to commence his new career. Gets put in a villa under the flightpath, a mile or two from the runway. No curfew here, so aircraft going over 24/7. Lack of sleep starts to hamper his concentation & training.
Gets through the sim OK though & starts line training. Things are looking good. On his last line training flight he gets paired with a TRI who is a DEC & has only been with the company less than two & a half years. He is flying into Manchester & has never been there before (don't know about the TRI). This is sector 9 (thats right - you only get 10 sectors of line training!).
He misreads the ATIS & sets up for 05L instead of 05R. TRI doesn't pickup that anything is wrong. It all starts going bad when they realise that they are being vectored for 05R. They are visual, so the F/O lines up visually & is fully stabilised. The TRI then calls for a missed approach at low altitude, as he is unhappy with the fact that they haven't briefed for this runway. The F/O defers to authority & complies, but has no tracking in the FMC or on the ND to follow. He is not aware that the chart for 05R is on the back of the 05L chart. He waits for tracking instructions from TRI. TRI is on the radio arguing with ATC over radar vectors. The F/O continues straight ahead, still waiting for tracking directions from the PNF (TRI). The TRI eventually convinces ATC to provide radar vectors.
The problem is that the missed approach off 05R calls for a right turn at 800' & they are now way past this point. However, the aircraft was never in any danger, there was no breakdown in seperation with any other aircraft & at no time did they come close to terrain.
TRI debriefs F/O at hotel. F/O goes on to pass his clearance to line check a few days later.
The company then finds aut about it & calls the crew in to discuss the incident. The F/O has his successful clearance to line check voided & he is told that remedial training is required - some sims & more line training & then another CTL check.
While he was waiting for that to be scheduled he receives an e-mail from the company requiring his presence at a disciplinary hearing in a few days time. Shortly after this hearing he is sacked. He appeals, but the appeal is rejected.
So he heads home soon. Because emirates requires you to quit your previous job before starting with them, he had to beg for his old job back. Unfortunately that fell on deaf ears as there is currently a recruiting ban in his old airline due to the tough economic times at the moment. So he has no job.
He & his family have been financially ruined by Emirates. They have to sell their house & borrow money from family to pay their debts to Emirates & the bank in Dubai, so they can leave the country & not be thrown in jail. He lost Dhs30,000 alone on the car he had purchased. Emirates is entitled to the training bond even if they sack you. You also have to pay back the furniture allowance (30,000) & the car loan if you took it. They can also give you only 1 weeks notice if they so desire.
So beware! Being a trainee will not protect you at Emirates when you make a small mistake or the TRI stuffs up. Because you have to quit your old job before you start here, you will have nothing to go back to if it all goes wrong.
Think things through very carefully!