EK hiring DEC's?

[GoForIt]

EK was hiring DEC's some time ago. Are they still doing that?

goforit

[BIKKERDENNAH]

How about YES!! actively.:D

[White Knight]

Sadly it's inevitable, with the latest copy of Safar quoting a need for 5000 pilots by 2014!! And just where are 3000 pilots coming from in next 6 years?:uhoh:
The company would help itself immensely if it would employ cruise pilots for the ULR flights.... And obviously pay a lot more:rolleyes:

[Marooned]

And that's just EKs plans to satisfy let alone the others...

Without the pay the only way EK and the others look attractive is by lowering experience levels for both F/O and DECs... Recruitment know it, training is feeling it, the line will have to deal with it and the company will inevitably have to pay for it.

[cameltoad]

Maybe I was mislead but I assumed most DEC came from the US with it's mandatory age 60, now that they go to 65 will that not dry up their supply?

[AA717driver]

Well, age 65 WOULD have dried up the DEC market but with ATA shutting down with a bunch of 757 and DC10 Capt's. they should have a few. Oasis HK will free up some heavy pilots, too.

Quite a windfall for EK management, IMO. TC

[kontur]

Is there an age limitation to join EK for DEC?I heard that threshold was 45.Is it true?