Isn't it amazing how different all airlines are. The Emirates rosters sound a nightmare. At BA, I'm thinking of one crew member we had on Eurofleet, who because of the IR problems we have had, applied and got a job for Emirates. They are in for a REAL shock I can tell you.
As for AF. Wow. 14 days off a month + 48!!! leave days a year. Is that for real - 48 vacation days/year. Unbelievable. We have crew on a 75% contract who work MORE days throughout the year than that. They get 14days off/month + around 26-28 'vacation' days/year