Go to EK instead!
If your thinking of coming here this is why EK is widely considered a better job.
More money – Flydubai has 2 pay scales. If you join now on the ‘B scale’ you’ll never get close to an EK FO, don’t expect to save any money. The rental market has dropped significantly but you’ll still have to spend all your money on the things mentioned below.
Better medical insurance. – If you or your family are sick then the dismal medical insurance will have to be used. This means paying out cash, filling out forms and hoping that you might receive some of the cash back (it also takes 4 weeks)
No Provident fund.
Schooling. EK has a debenture with some of the better schools in Dubai so you stand a better chance of getting your kids a place.
We’re all paying a $24000 bond for an airplane we could already fly!
Way better staff travel – Flydubai’s answer is a 3 day 3 stage trek around Dubai to end up with the worst grade EK standby ticket available.
Leave –Leave is done on seniority and rarely confirmed weeks ahead.
Rosters – A veritable nightmare suffice to say they are a mess and come out in the last few days of the month.
The chance to upgrade – No ones done it here and it’s all gone very quiet!
As previously mentioned, morale here at FD is at an all time low and the management continue to turn a blind eye. Given the choice most of the guys here would opt for EK, we all choose different companies for different reasons but don’t believe what your told in the interview. Flydubai has relied on the goodwill of a very experienced group of pilots to get it up and running successfully. Sadly whilst the management are keen to congratulate themselves and shout ‘good job’ they are soon to find a mass exodus of dejected unmotivated people who can only be replaced by pay to fly novices.
Flydubai is a stepping stone company or somewhere to wait and keep your hours going if you’ve lost your job. It is certainly NOT a career airline.