I believe joing Ryanair, achieving 2500hrs flying time and unfreezing your ATPL is the Emirates preferred route. I was told this rather 'tongue in cheek' by one of their recruitment pilots. However gaining 2500hrs in FR (you will likely join as a 250hr wonder kid) will now likely take four to four and a half years. With the expansion dead and commands drying up the potential to unfreeze your ATPL will probably diminish as FR will have no requirement for you to do so. Can you bank on EK recruiting is this timeframe as well?
Last edited by Callsign Kilo; 30th Jul 2012 at 10:39.