Etihad Cadet Pilot Training Assessment 2009
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eycommercialpilot are you talking about the JHB assesment?
Is there anyone that got a date other than the 15th and if there's anyone staying in jozi that knows how the transport system works, are there any taxi's that go that way, Airport to Bartlett,
thanks
Is there anyone that got a date other than the 15th and if there's anyone staying in jozi that knows how the transport system works, are there any taxi's that go that way, Airport to Bartlett,
thanks
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dear friends,
just recieved the e-mail from etihad. Got my assessment on the 15. Please let me know when you all will be arriving in jnb and some information about the hotels and the way to the centre. please keep me informed. Will meet you soon.
just recieved the e-mail from etihad. Got my assessment on the 15. Please let me know when you all will be arriving in jnb and some information about the hotels and the way to the centre. please keep me informed. Will meet you soon.
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Hi everybody
I got the invitation email to JNB, my assessment will be on 14th
I'll post more information about the hotel soon
Good luck everyone
, and hopefully we'll meet there
I'll post more information about the hotel soon
Good luck everyone
, and hopefully we'll meet there
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I got the cancellation email today. I am absolutely confused as to why they decided to go with JNB, and SYD, leaving JFK, YYZ and SIN in the dark. If they are having financial difficulty, or decided that now is not the best time to spend on such a program, it would only make sense to a logical person that the entire program be cancelled, rather than following through with 3 more cities, and cancelling the last 3. I'm having serious issues with the logic behind Etihads decisions and behaviour. And I would love to hear from them as to why they decided to do what they did. Just sending an email professing the cancellation of 3 cities without any decent reason (financial downturn is not good enough when they cancel less than 50% of the program) is not what I expected.
Just my 2 cents...
okees
Just my 2 cents...
okees
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Okee
I'm not sure why are you confused here.
Whole batch in June is going with people who were seected just in LHR and FRA.
The one from November will go with JNB and SYD applicants.
They are taking around 12 people for each batch, and two towns for a batch is more than enough.
The batch from North America should have started in Jan 2010, so I guess they will not do it atleast for begining of 2010, but these thing like everything in aviation might change.
Stop crying,take a book,find flying school like the rest of us,start your PPL and hope they will call you for an assesment next year.
I am!!!
Take care
Whole batch in June is going with people who were seected just in LHR and FRA.
The one from November will go with JNB and SYD applicants.
They are taking around 12 people for each batch, and two towns for a batch is more than enough.
The batch from North America should have started in Jan 2010, so I guess they will not do it atleast for begining of 2010, but these thing like everything in aviation might change.
Stop crying,take a book,find flying school like the rest of us,start your PPL and hope they will call you for an assesment next year.
I am!!!
Take care
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Etihad dejected candidates
Hi
Etihad dejected candidates,
You have mentioned that due to economic climate Etihad had posponded assessment in three locations. First i want you to define what is economic climate? till now i have heard only about economic crises. For improvement of your vocabulary the meaning of climate is regular weather condition of an area and i dont think to appear for any test we need to see the weather conditions.
I think you are the most unfortunate dejected candidate of Etihad, you are still 23 so keep on trying till your memory lasts and till the climate is favourable.
Just one piece of advice that change your psyco mentality and you will reach some where.
Etihad dejected candidates,
You have mentioned that due to economic climate Etihad had posponded assessment in three locations. First i want you to define what is economic climate? till now i have heard only about economic crises. For improvement of your vocabulary the meaning of climate is regular weather condition of an area and i dont think to appear for any test we need to see the weather conditions.
I think you are the most unfortunate dejected candidate of Etihad, you are still 23 so keep on trying till your memory lasts and till the climate is favourable.
Just one piece of advice that change your psyco mentality and you will reach some where.
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Hey guys,
I wish everyone luck for this year of assessments. May we all be as lucky as the successful ones before us.
One question though.....have we heard when the assessments for Australia are going to be? Has anyone began assessment yet.....in Europe or the Middle East?
I wish everyone luck for this year of assessments. May we all be as lucky as the successful ones before us.
One question though.....have we heard when the assessments for Australia are going to be? Has anyone began assessment yet.....in Europe or the Middle East?
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To Flybug:
LHR and FRA have been completed right? good..
LHR and FRA candidates have been selected? yes
LHR and FRA candidates will start their program in June? right
SYD and JNB have been completed? no
SYD and JNB candidates have NOT been selected.
Yet somehow SYD and JNB candidates will start their program in November.
JFK and YYZ got canceled. I dont care when they should have started, I dont care if it is this year, next year or the year after. My whole issue is that EY decided to go on with 2 more cities after declaring they are affected by the economic downturn. SYD and JNB did not start, and wont start till mid May. The candidates have not been selected since they did not complete the assessment, and yet will have a chance to participate in the freaking program. JFK and YYZ candidates, as well as SIN candidates will not get a chance because of the economic downturn. Explain to me how it is logical for an economic downturn to affect events that will happen next year, but not events that will happen this year? The crisis is screwing up economies and companies this year. By next year, forcasts indicate that at the very least the slowdown will stop, if not seeing economic growth. This is what is confusing me.
If i decide to go on with the PPL as you have mentioned, I wont be eligible for the EY program, as they want people WITH NO FLYING EXPERIENCE. And if I had the money to go ahead with the PPL, you think I wouldnt have started it? For people outside your area, money is somewhat of an issue. We dont have the government of the Emirates spend insane amounts of money on undeserving individuals who spend it blindly. Some of us have to work to pay for education, and other professional career programs. I'm not implying you are like that, but I see how a lot of people from Dubai live here in Montreal, and I know for a fact that many of them are on government funded sponsorships, driving Ferraris, and buying 10-20 bottles of alcohol a night at clubs. To them money is not an issue.
To shppatelsa,
I have no idea what you meant by the whole economic climate business and what not. And I have no idea why you assumed i have a "psyco mentality".
My whole bitching and ranting isnt because I wont be admitted into the program; I knew the chances of success before applying, and I knew that hard work is required to achieve something. I know all about working hard for things. Hardly anything I got came easy. My whole rant is because something doesnt add up with this program, and how things are conducted. And I know that EY will never explain the reason behind their actions, so I have to live with it and move on. All I saw in the EY cadet program is a decent chance to bypass the hassle of going through the modular training, and all the extra expenses and loans one could and probably would incur. I never thought of it as the only way.
regards,
okees
(If i offended anyone, it was not my intention, unlike some others.)
LHR and FRA have been completed right? good..
LHR and FRA candidates have been selected? yes
LHR and FRA candidates will start their program in June? right
SYD and JNB have been completed? no
SYD and JNB candidates have NOT been selected.
Yet somehow SYD and JNB candidates will start their program in November.
JFK and YYZ got canceled. I dont care when they should have started, I dont care if it is this year, next year or the year after. My whole issue is that EY decided to go on with 2 more cities after declaring they are affected by the economic downturn. SYD and JNB did not start, and wont start till mid May. The candidates have not been selected since they did not complete the assessment, and yet will have a chance to participate in the freaking program. JFK and YYZ candidates, as well as SIN candidates will not get a chance because of the economic downturn. Explain to me how it is logical for an economic downturn to affect events that will happen next year, but not events that will happen this year? The crisis is screwing up economies and companies this year. By next year, forcasts indicate that at the very least the slowdown will stop, if not seeing economic growth. This is what is confusing me.
If i decide to go on with the PPL as you have mentioned, I wont be eligible for the EY program, as they want people WITH NO FLYING EXPERIENCE. And if I had the money to go ahead with the PPL, you think I wouldnt have started it? For people outside your area, money is somewhat of an issue. We dont have the government of the Emirates spend insane amounts of money on undeserving individuals who spend it blindly. Some of us have to work to pay for education, and other professional career programs. I'm not implying you are like that, but I see how a lot of people from Dubai live here in Montreal, and I know for a fact that many of them are on government funded sponsorships, driving Ferraris, and buying 10-20 bottles of alcohol a night at clubs. To them money is not an issue.
To shppatelsa,
I have no idea what you meant by the whole economic climate business and what not. And I have no idea why you assumed i have a "psyco mentality".
My whole bitching and ranting isnt because I wont be admitted into the program; I knew the chances of success before applying, and I knew that hard work is required to achieve something. I know all about working hard for things. Hardly anything I got came easy. My whole rant is because something doesnt add up with this program, and how things are conducted. And I know that EY will never explain the reason behind their actions, so I have to live with it and move on. All I saw in the EY cadet program is a decent chance to bypass the hassle of going through the modular training, and all the extra expenses and loans one could and probably would incur. I never thought of it as the only way.
regards,
okees
(If i offended anyone, it was not my intention, unlike some others.)
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Okees,
How can you say that it doesn't add up? Have you got EY's financial records to go by? As someone has already said, they can't forecast (accurately enough) for next year so they don't know (now) if it would be feasable to carry on with the program then. What other reason do you think they would have? What do you think could be another reason? They still have MANY aeroplanes that are going to be delivered and that costs money! New routes have been (and continue to be) added which is a financial risk too! There are so many variables to take into consideration you couldn't just fixate on ONE reason; unless you call that reason MONEY!
Do you know how much it costs Etihad to fill a course as opposed to recruiting already-type-rated and experienced pilots? I don't know exactly, but I am sure they would save millions of Dirhams!! Yes millions!! Etihad was started by royal decree but the government doesn't actively participate in the running of the airline therfore it isn't (even though it could if it wanted to) going to inject massive amounts of money into it just to keep a Cadet Scheme running. The probable reason for them NOT cancelling JHB is that they have already budgeted for this year, last year. Now they are budgeting for next year. Etihad is doing ALL us budding pilots a favour here so I don't think you are in a position to judge their reasons for cancelling a few assessments. They said it's not definitely closing forever, just postponed (for the time being).
I just want to add that I have no idea if any of my theories above are correct but that is how I perceive the situation...
By the way, you CAN apply with a PPL!
How can you say that it doesn't add up? Have you got EY's financial records to go by? As someone has already said, they can't forecast (accurately enough) for next year so they don't know (now) if it would be feasable to carry on with the program then. What other reason do you think they would have? What do you think could be another reason? They still have MANY aeroplanes that are going to be delivered and that costs money! New routes have been (and continue to be) added which is a financial risk too! There are so many variables to take into consideration you couldn't just fixate on ONE reason; unless you call that reason MONEY!
Do you know how much it costs Etihad to fill a course as opposed to recruiting already-type-rated and experienced pilots? I don't know exactly, but I am sure they would save millions of Dirhams!! Yes millions!! Etihad was started by royal decree but the government doesn't actively participate in the running of the airline therfore it isn't (even though it could if it wanted to) going to inject massive amounts of money into it just to keep a Cadet Scheme running. The probable reason for them NOT cancelling JHB is that they have already budgeted for this year, last year. Now they are budgeting for next year. Etihad is doing ALL us budding pilots a favour here so I don't think you are in a position to judge their reasons for cancelling a few assessments. They said it's not definitely closing forever, just postponed (for the time being).
I just want to add that I have no idea if any of my theories above are correct but that is how I perceive the situation...
By the way, you CAN apply with a PPL!
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Hostility is a bit of an exaggeration, but since you are asking why I challenged your comments I thought I would select a few of your 'gems' in the last 3 posts of yours:
So Etihad is not logical?
...again...
How do you know?
And who's choice is that?
Read my last post....
Generalising massively...
They don't need to explain a thing, but they did.
All you saw is a chance to be debt free. All a lot of other people see is a chance to be with an excellent airline, without being in debt (because they can't afford it!!! not because it would just be nicer!!!) and being guaranteed a job...Not just because the other route is a hassle.
I am absolutely confused as to why they decided to go with JNB, and SYD, leaving JFK, YYZ and SIN in the dark. If they are having financial difficulty, or decided that now is not the best time to spend on such a program, it would only make sense to a logical person that the entire program be cancelled
I'm having serious issues with the logic behind Etihads decisions and behaviour.
financial downturn is not good enough when they cancel less than 50% of the program
JFK and YYZ got canceled. I dont care when they should have started, I dont care if it is this year, next year or the year after. My whole issue is that EY decided to go on with 2 more cities after declaring they are affected by the economic downturn
The candidates have not been selected since they did not complete the assessment, and yet will have a chance to participate in the freaking program. JFK and YYZ candidates, as well as SIN candidates will not get a chance because of the economic downturn. Explain to me how it is logical for an economic downturn to affect events that will happen next year, but not events that will happen this year?
And if I had the money to go ahead with the PPL, you think I wouldnt have started it? For people outside your area, money is somewhat of an issue. We dont have the government of the Emirates spend insane amounts of money on undeserving individuals who spend it blindly. Some of us have to work to pay for education, and other professional career programs. I'm not implying you are like that, but I see how a lot of people from Dubai live here in Montreal, and I know for a fact that many of them are on government funded sponsorships, driving Ferraris, and buying 10-20 bottles of alcohol a night at clubs. To them money is not an issue.
My whole rant is because something doesnt add up with this program, and how things are conducted. And I know that EY will never explain the reason behind their actions
All I saw in the EY cadet program is a decent chance to bypass the hassle of going through the modular training, and all the extra expenses and loans one could and probably would incur.
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Hy guys...
just looking on the pprune site-mideast forum- I see lots of badthings about etihad (and other airlines around there)...
I feel quite confused about that fact...
I know,the perfect airline doesn't exist, but....
some can say something about?? (better if know etihad from inside)
Thanks
just looking on the pprune site-mideast forum- I see lots of badthings about etihad (and other airlines around there)...
I feel quite confused about that fact...
I know,the perfect airline doesn't exist, but....
some can say something about?? (better if know etihad from inside)
Thanks
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Abu Dhabi assesment days ????
To EYZ or EYX....
I got a email from the Etihad that they will advise the exact location and time prior one month of the assesment date...
would you be able to advise the assement dates in Abu Dhabi for 1st stage ???
I got a email from the Etihad that they will advise the exact location and time prior one month of the assesment date...
would you be able to advise the assement dates in Abu Dhabi for 1st stage ???