Hi guys,
Thinking of joining emirates?
We have a very radical director of flight ops, with old fashion management style. Disciplinary actions for everything and the encouragement of a reporting system, where Pilots report Pilots and junior flight att. are reporting seniors and pursers are reporting Pilots. He is trying very hard to destroy the motivation and the loyalty of his staff.
Rules and regulations do only apply for staff and not for the management. They reserve the right to do what they want to do, and believe me they are doing what they want to do.
Seniority for upgrades is non-existent. The A-330 fleet bypasses the whole B777 fleet. Bad luck for those sitting on the B-777 at the moment. If you on the Airbus you will get your upgrade in less than one year. If you are on the B-777 it will take you up to 4 years. Bypass pay? Are you joking or what? We are making so much profit this year that we cannot effort something like this! The attitude of the management is “take it or leave it” and you no what, they can afford it because you out their might also need a job. So what does this mean for new guys? About 7 years in the right hand seat. So be prepared that you will not be able to save a lot of money as first officer
Dubai is very nice and offers a lot of activities and a nice but expansive lifestyle. It is family friendly and the schooling is also good. Due to the bad usd exchange rate you lose about 20 % of your salary. By the end of the day you will recognise that emirates is just another airline and nothing more. Don’t expect the golden camel when you arrive or apply.
Furthermore emirates are looking into DE Capt. So if you hold an A-330 command wait a little bit and than join as DE. Bad for us and good for your guys out their with no job.
The amount of empty promises is breaking the sound barrier at the moment.
Emirates is still a good company with nice people, a strange culture and a unique management.
What Mr.Druckmefunk said about us is 99% the truth. Thanks for taking so much time and tell the truth.
All the best anyway for all those who will join.