AC,
So when EK/EY flies to Canada, who is doing their handling? I doubt if the underwing employees are working at the same rates they would be in the UAE. And of course, when AC comes into the UAE, are the workers handling the aircraft working for the Canadian wages? I am very well aware of credit time, duty rigs etc., but where would one go, in the "western" world and make what one can in the first year at EY or EK? UPS pays around 36USD an hour for the first year pay. Sure second year pay is excellent, but that is "food stamp" pay for anyone in their first year (slave labor?). Perhaps, just a thought, that there could be just a bit of unsaid "racism" in keeping more from the subcontinent out of Canada? Just a thought. BTW, love Canada, its people and culture, always have. And good for the Canadian pilots to have this gent standing up for them, but not good for the general public wanting a true deregulated sky.