There have been some comments here which have been well thought out and reasoned, and then, of course, there's 411A.
Trainers at EK are pretty much just that...Trainers. whether it be sim or line, that's pretty much all they do. (Of course they do some line work also). The list of suitable F/O's for an upgrade to the Left Seat is long, but the company requires at least 18 months for an accelerated command, and three years otherwise.
Most of those joining the company now have a
load of experience and have joined Emirated from a failing, or failed, company. One of the few options open to them is to join a 'bucking-the-trend' expanding company. So please don't think that all right seaters are hopeless; just remember YOU used to one once 'captain'........
As for DE captains, the latest, hot-off-the-press RUMOUR is that they will be employed on a short, fixed term contract until the mess here is sorted out and the required number of crews has been reached. At the end of the contract, they will be offered a full time position within the company, BUT as an F/O qualified for an accelerated command.
This begs the question: what will their seniority be within the compnay, and what will be their contract? That I have not heard any news about....so watch the RUMOUR space.
Finally, when it comes to operating within a company, who do you trust to know more of the company SOPs?...a newly arrived experienced DE captain, or anyone who has been there for a few months or more?.................just a question.
PS anone else got 411A in their Ignore List?
