EK or not EK this is the problem... and you are not helping!!
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From: woop woop
Acerairman, you obviously have not bothered even reading this thread let alone the countless others re life with Erats.
Do us all a favour and read them rather then ask the same old questions yet again.
Furbpilot, I see where you are coming from, in your case its just jumping from one frying pan into another, albeit one that pays more so best of luck to you, at least you know what you are about to do.
If you had 3000 glass command hours I would suggest you move further east, life is much better here than the sandpit, I spent 5 years in it
Do us all a favour and read them rather then ask the same old questions yet again.
Furbpilot, I see where you are coming from, in your case its just jumping from one frying pan into another, albeit one that pays more so best of luck to you, at least you know what you are about to do.
If you had 3000 glass command hours I would suggest you move further east, life is much better here than the sandpit, I spent 5 years in it
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From: here
Always wandered...
They are always pointing out that there are more than 100 nationalities working in EK.I'd like to know exact number (or %) of pilots of each nationality among the cockpit crew,and why most pilots are British and Australian?
thnks
They are always pointing out that there are more than 100 nationalities working in EK.I'd like to know exact number (or %) of pilots of each nationality among the cockpit crew,and why most pilots are British and Australian?
thnks
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From: Not sure now
Originally Posted by zhu_tou
Always wandered...
They are always pointing out that there are more than 100 nationalities working in EK.I'd like to know exact number (or %) of pilots of each nationality among the cockpit crew,and why most pilots are British and Australian?
thnks
They are always pointing out that there are more than 100 nationalities working in EK.I'd like to know exact number (or %) of pilots of each nationality among the cockpit crew,and why most pilots are British and Australian?
thnks
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From: Planet Earth
Hey Zhu tou, !!!!e for brains, the answer is easy.
The Brits are the best so there are more of us, and the Ausies think they are the best so there are fewer!!! Dooooooh!
whit
And the rest.......well they just follow. Easy really.
The Brits are the best so there are more of us, and the Ausies think they are the best so there are fewer!!! Dooooooh!
whitAnd the rest.......well they just follow. Easy really.
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From: MIDDLE EAST
Quote
" little island"
Mmmm...............must be an American or Aussie who made that 'original' observation.
Harry
p.s I just hope you're not the latter because when it comes to quality of women from Australia......well, enough said, MATE !
" little island"
Mmmm...............must be an American or Aussie who made that 'original' observation.
Harry
p.s I just hope you're not the latter because when it comes to quality of women from Australia......well, enough said, MATE !
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From: Nairobi, Kenya
Hey Faheel, sorry I didn't mean to waste anyone's very valuable time here! I've read, fairly extensively, these threads and various others re life at "MRats" (as you put it) and DXB in general. I was just wondering whether EK gives a failed interviewee a second shot-or if indeed has done so in the past. The rest I'm fairly conversant with, at least from what I gather at this wonderful "expression of the free spirit" site. Cheers! 
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From: Raincoast
Furbpilot,
Check out www.secretdubai.!!!!!!!!.com for some non-pprune related stuff on Dubai.
Commuting from this place to anywhere is nigh impossible. Very tough. You will be exhausted.
I'm on the airbus fleet and have never felt so !!!!ty in my life. There is no "voluntary" overtime here - you just have to do it. You are paid for scheduled block time, not actual block time. So when you work over block, you are not getting paid for it. The company employs sharp pencils on its own block time calculations -so guess who wins? They clame they accurate, with only 20 % error, but that is crap. I am always working for free here. The suingle runway thing here is causing sugnificant delays and there are holds...
When you set the park brake at the end of the trip, the clock stops - now you working for free again. You still have to do paperwork and you are still responsible for the aircraft, pax etc but are doing it on your own time, you can't go anywhere because you have to wait for transport... this company has chiseled us down to the bone... I suppose the only consolation is that realistically it can't get much worse...
If you have family and kids it is very expensive to live here these days and getting worse.
Safety is not a high priority here for civil life. The roads are nasty and getting worse.
Be very careful, look beneath the surface - don't let the introductory stuff you saw on your assesment trip dazzle you too much.
Good luck with your decision.
kingoftheslipstream
Check out www.secretdubai.!!!!!!!!.com for some non-pprune related stuff on Dubai.
Commuting from this place to anywhere is nigh impossible. Very tough. You will be exhausted.
I'm on the airbus fleet and have never felt so !!!!ty in my life. There is no "voluntary" overtime here - you just have to do it. You are paid for scheduled block time, not actual block time. So when you work over block, you are not getting paid for it. The company employs sharp pencils on its own block time calculations -so guess who wins? They clame they accurate, with only 20 % error, but that is crap. I am always working for free here. The suingle runway thing here is causing sugnificant delays and there are holds...
When you set the park brake at the end of the trip, the clock stops - now you working for free again. You still have to do paperwork and you are still responsible for the aircraft, pax etc but are doing it on your own time, you can't go anywhere because you have to wait for transport... this company has chiseled us down to the bone... I suppose the only consolation is that realistically it can't get much worse...
If you have family and kids it is very expensive to live here these days and getting worse.
Safety is not a high priority here for civil life. The roads are nasty and getting worse.
Be very careful, look beneath the surface - don't let the introductory stuff you saw on your assesment trip dazzle you too much.
Good luck with your decision.
kingoftheslipstream
