Secondly, can you explain why so many pilots from ......... ohhh ....... shall we say ...... easyJet, want to leave and go to the sandpit. Difficult to get a decent pint of real ale in the sandpit, so why go?
No it's not actually, especially if you like Belgian strongs.
easyJet have a fleet of very new, shiny, state of the art airbuses, and most FO's can get a command with pretty minimal hours (<5000) - that's a lot less than many airlines.
At Emirates you can get a command on 777 or A340 with 6000 hours.
I just hope that all these EZY / FR guys know what they're doing. The 3 big reasons to come out to EK are:
(1) The Flying / Destinations. No other operator can match the variety of interesting (and not always so nice) places.
(2) Quick command for a widebody. Again no other Legacy Carrier can offer this.
(3) Dry weather. Apart from July / August the weather's great if you're from Northern Europe.
You don't come here for money or time off or an easy ride. If you are you're in for a BIG surprise. Don't get sold by the glitzy sales package at the roadshows. In truth it's halfway between what the recruiters tell you and what you hear on PPrune. I came here for the flying, the weather and a quick (ish) command on a biggie. In that respect I am very happy...
