11 weeks on and 2 weeks off. YGBSM. That's totally unacceptable.

And just how many days of that 77 straight workdays is an average pilot actually flying??

Don't know how I have missed all this good stuff but, I know a couple of the guy's hired by MIDEX. They were both fired from another carrier for good cause. That ought to tell you something right there, seems the mis-fits can always find a job with the bottom feeders.

Good luck to you, I would run away, run very fast.

Fr8dog................

That's the crux of the problem, neither the Doctor nor Midex has any regard for the existing contract, it's take it or leave it.

If you leave still owe training pay, even if previously qualified, they want US$8000 just for a sim check and line training!!!!

& even if you could get out of the country, they'd just withhold your last salary..... and ban you from ever working in the GCC anywhere !

As interesting as these posts are, I note the lack of posts from the Dr.'s cheerleaders!

It's tough to argue with the truth..... This is a PR exercise these folks can't win.

Why respond?
 

I find this latest interest in Midex Airlines from supposedly outsiders kind of interesting.

For the record, I was sitting in this meeting you all are suppose to know everything about and I can tell you not ONE crewmember said anything when the President of Midex Airlines announced the new duty schedule. Nor did anyone say anything when he opened the floor up for questions or suggestions about the new duty schedule or any other rumor.

Also, for the record, instead of furloughing half of the A300 Crew force and putting them on the streets (like one of the bottom feeders you compare Midex too), the President choose to change the schedule to 10 weeks on and 3 weeks off and keep them on the payroll.

This may not be the greatest situation for everyone but at least they are not unemployed.

Let me get this straight, decreasing your time off is putting off furloughs?

A room full of at will employees, and noone says anything, imagine that.

When asked where he thought Midex would be in 5 years, the Doc, with no sarcasm visible, asked "What do YOU care, are you a stock holder?"

What a team building inspiration.....:ugh:

Sorry to hear about what's happening there. Since I commented on Dec 31st about every paycheck, there have been 4 more.

Sounds like this latest regime is encouraging people to walk rather than being pushed.

What has saddened me about this whole thread is how nasty certain people have been - from square one.

Frankly the aviation world is reeling enough without the gallons of vitriol being poured in .

Whatever happened to the old adage, 'if you've nothing nice to say, then don't say anything', that would have been a vast improvement on this thread.

My best wishes to the guys I know, affected by these woes.

This one just for Lion 01.
You were at this meeting, first questioned asked crews were intimidated from the answer given by the doctor.
Do you expect any further questions when their credibility was put in question after this?
Crews felt they were in a no win situation.
Instead of this man saying guys I have issue that is becoming a problem I need your help, he intimidated everyone there.
Take it or leave it.
There are better ways to motivate crews in these troubled times

Funny Reading
 

This outfit is soon dead....no contracts and nothing going on. Once the industry picks up they will begging on the street corner for crews willing to bend over. But doubt they will be around then..........LOL. :D:D:D:D

Normally I wouldn't, but..........
 

Storpikk,

You seem to be such a happy, content person. HOME WITH MOM is just where you belong, not in the cockpit............

LOL
 

Guess I hit a nerve there buddy, I am just keeping it real dude. I know for some its hard to see the writing on the wall...:ok:.

Enjoy.....

How busy has the 747 been? Is business picking up? In the first three months of this year, I heard a number of around 200 hours were put on it. That's not very much.

What's next? "ALL LEAVES CANCELLED UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES"????

I know a few guys still with MIDEX, don't know how long they'll stay.

Hope they can survive these latest management faux pas and gaffes.

BTW, what is the plural of Faux-pas? I'm sure we'll see more soon.

I would like to point out to those complaining about their treatment at MIDEX that neither APG or the Dr. have any experience in this business and their attitude /reactions shows this.

Lion 01,cat got your tounge, truth kinda hurts dont ya know.

Nerve...
 

I in no way was inferring that HOME WITH MOM is a bad thing, merely that, at the moment (if in fact you are a pilot), that may be the best place for you. I see that you changed your 'location' and if that was due to my comment, I apologise. If what has been posted here remains, I would imagine several MDX crewmembers in the near future will also be 'home with mom' (again, not a bad thing, but unfortunately, not by Mothers Day....). I, for the life of me, can not understand the elation of others when things turn south at an airline, or any other industry for that matter. I've heard it thousands of times, 'It would never happen to me', or perhaps in this case, 'I would never ALLOW it to happen to me'. Lighten up, stuff happens.......................... :ugh:

Mr. X Rulues
 

This is for Mr. X Rules. If you would like to get an answer to your questions you can come by my office and we can discuss it. If you don't know which one it is, try the one next to the A300 CP. And yes I am the DM in some of the post as some of you already know. We can have a cup of coffee or tea and discuss it like gentleman.

And no, the cat has gotten my tongue. I don't live my life on these forums. Just hear to make sure that that some truth is on this thread and some useful information is here for those that may look at it in earch of a job or useful information about the company.

It's too bad that there are those who like to post hear that has some kind of grudge against the company (or members of management) or don't have the whole picture because all they do is sit around the Midex Complex and spread rumors and twist the facts around.

I will admit that there are some problems here and we do our best to resolve them. Some of them are sometimes causes by language and cultral barriers (such as the first question at the meeting). And for those who post here and work in the UAE, you know that things are done here in a very different manner than any where else we have been. Things change on a daily bases.

Also, may I point out that there is an economical crisis going on in the world and hardly any freight is moving. What other companys would pay crewmembers to sit around and do nothing for extended periods of time. In fact, some have sat around for over six months and have not missed a single paycheck. Would Connie, Tradewinds, Atlas do this?

Well, I said my peace and I await the mud slinging that I am sure to follow. But I have thick skin so let it fly.

B747-200 crews based in the UK.
 

Any idea what Midex is up to advertising for UK based B747 crews?

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