Originally Posted by
TangoUniform
jetII,
If you have been in the industry for awhile, you will know of downs and highs. Right now the industry is skyrocketing, specially in the U.S., China and elsewhere. Some places not so much. But EK has publicaly said it will report its highest profits in its almost 30 years of its existence. Will our "temporary" 92 hours reduce? NO Will overtime (productivity) be allowed? NO Will al pilots be awarded their contracted 42 days of leave? NO Will pilots get monthly credit for ground schools, sim sessions, or any required CBT? NO Do I need to continue? NO Except to say, compensation was not mentioned by this poster. We will know in a week or two whether or not EK is serious about IT'S commitment towards the employees
But announcing record profits is a meaningless statement, it is simply publicity puff - the airline is bigger than it has ever been so if we were not seeing record profits then something would be seriously wrong. A more pertinent measure would be the size of the profit margin, if you know this then you can make a judgement on how well the company is doing.
EK prides itself in being an industry leader, but refuses to acknowledge the contributions all of its employees, except for a few meaningless emails.
That is the culture of the ME - if you want Western T&C's then you are looking for them in the wrong region.