Is it true that someone was fired for having an incident at the airport?

That's what we heard in Dubai.....unlucky guy concerned was at ACC.:(

Must have been a close one to get fired. Is this a normal event in a contract environement that an incident can lead to dismissal? Cannot be a very stable working environment.

ME Reality
 

Groogle,

Welcome to the Middle East.

Always have a bag packed for a quick departure.

You can be fired for anything, anytime, by just about anyone :(

Thanks Rustynail. What is it like working in those conditions? I mean, are you always looking over your shoulder, can't be a very nice working environment? I suppose it is not bad for the single guys, but what about guys with wife and kids, you can't exactly take your kids out of school at a moments notice and ship them somewhere else :confused:. Call me old fashioned, but they make my employer look like an angel!

Is that why this thread has died down, guys are too scared to say anything?

RustyNail
Quote "Always have a bag packed for a quick departure".
Never was a 'Trullier' word spoken.

The UAE ACC MATCO and the SATCO have just been fired. Apparently they had the effrontery to write to the Regulator stating that the stripless environment (remember that was the one that the MATCO had not been consulted about and, after implementation, only found out about when he turned up for work) was unsafe and that they should revert immediately.
Stromboli & his puppet Pinocchio didn't agree and fired their arses.

As mentioned before it negates the concept of safety management and blows it out of the water!!!!!

It should be mentioned that the MATCO was the one who was insistent on having reinvented the wheel and was blowing hot on non punitive reporting. As you sow so shall you reap. Arrivederci - bambino di arrivederci

Addendum:
It is rumoured (fact, actually) that the FAA are going to downgrade the GCAA.
Now the question, if that happens, is how long can those two incompetent unqualified tossers (Stromboli & Pinocchio) last?
Not too many left to blame for incompetence, perhaps time to look in the mirror?

To infinity and beyond and, hopefully, back in time for a pint of Theakstones Old Peculiar.

P.S. Red Dragon, what say you now, apart from Ooops!!!

P.p.s. Guy, you don't speak French like a local. En cul

P.p.p.s. Bangkok was, as always, a hoot.

WOW
 

I have gone through this thread again and again. Is it really true about all those people being fired and resigning? Sounds like that old series called Dallas, except we do not know who has been shot? I mean, is there anyone who can corroborate what Mr Verci is saying? Surely someone is making this all up?

Hey Verci, I hear that Bangkok is only a hoot if you got hoodwinked by a lady boy :hmm:, was she, I mean he any good?

Hi Groogle
I take the wife with me to BKK and we meet up with some american chums (ex Reagan's children, i.e PATCO), one of whom manages a few bars in the 'Naughty districts').
Americano does the night life, I drink Theakstones & the wifey does the shopping, i.e. BeBo, Platinum, Pratunam, Siam Paragon, Centre World, etc.
Believe me, you get so used to naked ladies that you don't even notice.

Katoeys, lady boys are only for the innocent. Look for their Adams Apples and you will be ok!

Cheers:ok:

Courses for Horses
 

Hi groogle,

Yes, you look over your shoulder alot :(

Most of the time you just attempt do your job, cover your a***, and walk away clean at the end of each shift.

With the right crew on duty it is still challenging but very rewarding, I just took it one day at a time.

There is not an obvious safety culture and SMS is non-existent, those who raise safety concerns which counter the opinion of the "managers" are quickly "corrected", or as you have seen here, terminated.

So if your ok with that then it will make working there alot easier. I was not ok with that, and so I left. :ok:

Hey there.

Maybe off the subject but could anyone please PM me contact e-mail to Abu Dhabi ACC?
Also, another question - does anyone live in Dubai while working in Abu Dhabi? Is it possible or is it too far (and too much traffic) to drive back and forth every day?

Thanks in advance.

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Check your pm's

ATC Contact
 

Hi
1. I was wondering if anyone can send me contact number for UAE ACC and Dubai ATC / Briefing office contact, with regards to VFR Flight plan phone number

2. I want to know what altitude & Range likely a transponder being picked up by Radar, I need information at what height the flying object with transponder can be detected

thanks

Contact Us

Try these numbers during UAE business hours 8-2:30pm GMT+4 Sunday to Thurs,
between us and the military we see everything on Radar :E

Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows if someone with only an ATC student licence, has any possibilites in taking up training at a tower in the UAE? Or are they only interested in ATCOs with experience?

You`ll need to have experience as competition for jobs is fairy stiff at the moment.

Any Jobs going in the ACC in UAE at the moment?
Any update on the GCAA package?

Will there be any recruitment in the next 12 months?
Is there a certain time of the year that they run courses?
What amount of enroute experience do you need?

Thanks guys!!!

Dubai or AbuDhabi ?
 

Vodafone - if you are looking at Dubai your enroute experience will not count much. Here its tower and Approach. Recruiting now depends on people leaving as most of the places have been filled up. Courses are run according to needs not to a schedule. Your nationality matters when it comes to selection.See older posts for this. Cheers!

UAE ACC Jobs!!!
 

Any Idea how many vacancies there are at the mo, with the advertised posts on 10th Dec?
When could you expect a course to be run???

Cheers guys.....

Jobs in UAE
 

I heard that they were fully staffed...they were just getting a bank of CVs so that they don't have to entertain the thought of a pay rise from the current guys.