Message from Emirates Crew Control
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From: Camelot
Message from Emirates Crew Control
Had to LOVE the message on EVITA the last few days:
Oh boy! Things really are falling apart.
"This message is for all flight deck crew, unless you are calling sick or volunteering to work today (yeah right!) please do not call crew control as we have too many flights to cover 
and are unable to help you with any further information....unless it is urgent. Thank you."
and are unable to help you with any further information....unless it is urgent. Thank you."
Oh boy! Things really are falling apart.
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From: Dubai
Dont call us but we can still call you ......any time
Yeah....But It still did not stop Crew Control from phoning me at home on my day off after 10 pm pleading to go and fly one of 5 flights.....
I declined as I like my days off to recover and yes some of us do actually try and plan for activities ....
The rate for Overtime at 400 AED an Hr ($109 US) has not been adjusted for more than 7 years.....
Im not going to work any more on my days off.
I declined as I like my days off to recover and yes some of us do actually try and plan for activities ....
The rate for Overtime at 400 AED an Hr ($109 US) has not been adjusted for more than 7 years.....
Im not going to work any more on my days off.
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From: Bolivia
Correct me if i'm wrong, but I interpret that message as "you guys aren't helping us any more, so we aren't going to help you either". Anyone else get the same impression.
If so, things are deteriorating arent they.
If so, things are deteriorating arent they.
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EVITA's message to pilots
Hi All,
Hadn't thought of it that way Vorsicht but it does ring true
Also, why is it necessary for ALL crew to hear that Scheduling are so short of pilots? I would have thought it would be possible to filter the message so that only pilots hear it or post it on the portal, etc. Call me a conspiracy theorist but is EVITA being used to disseminate a much more sinister message? I can see it now.... 'Profit share reduced due to cancelled flights'. At best this is a sign of desparation but I wonder 
Hadn't thought of it that way Vorsicht but it does ring true
Also, why is it necessary for ALL crew to hear that Scheduling are so short of pilots? I would have thought it would be possible to filter the message so that only pilots hear it or post it on the portal, etc. Call me a conspiracy theorist but is EVITA being used to disseminate a much more sinister message? I can see it now.... 'Profit share reduced due to cancelled flights'. At best this is a sign of desparation but I wonder
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From: Backabeyond
Perhaps we should change our mesaages on our answering machines as well.
"This message is for all at Scheduling. Unless you are calling to give me a day off, please do not call as I have covered too many flights and am unable to help. Thank you."
"This message is for all at Scheduling. Unless you are calling to give me a day off, please do not call as I have covered too many flights and am unable to help. Thank you."
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From: UK
Sure the message is serious guys, but don't forget the scheduling guys are stuck in the middle trying to crew the flights and making an attempt to please you lot. It don't matter what airline you work for, the latter is almost impossible cos we know you lot are a hard bunch to please....Unless of course you get mega money and then life is rosy....
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From: Tin Can
Bollocks. No scheduling department operates to please the pilot group.
Further more scheduling may be caught in the middle, but the present ludicrous situation in EK is not the fault of the line pilots, so point the finger of blame elsewhere and stop expecting the line guys to keep having to drop everything and screw up their own lives (if you can call them that
) just to keep fixing up the ever present management stuff ups and crap planning.
Further more scheduling may be caught in the middle, but the present ludicrous situation in EK is not the fault of the line pilots, so point the finger of blame elsewhere and stop expecting the line guys to keep having to drop everything and screw up their own lives (if you can call them that
) just to keep fixing up the ever present management stuff ups and crap planning.
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Without actually counting, the names on the sick list appear to be predominately Airbus which tends to confirm the fatigue issue, even given that the Airbus is the larger fleet.
Curious about the first name on the XO list. How would he have done 900 hours in 12 months?
This assumes that XOs are only applied to those with high hours
Or is there a management pilot scam going on?
Curious about the first name on the XO list. How would he have done 900 hours in 12 months?
This assumes that XOs are only applied to those with high hours
Or is there a management pilot scam going on?
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From: plh
All,
Unfortunately crew control were in a situation of high workload due to operational disruption because of sickness of a Capt downroute and other associated problems. Crew control were unable at this time, to answer all the normal telephone calls. Nothing sinister, just pure workload on the day.
Please accept our apologise.
Unfortunately crew control were in a situation of high workload due to operational disruption because of sickness of a Capt downroute and other associated problems. Crew control were unable at this time, to answer all the normal telephone calls. Nothing sinister, just pure workload on the day.
Please accept our apologise.
