Emirates orders 747-800
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THe aim will be to use our own pilots to fly the new Boeings. At the moment Atlas is on our AOC. We have also picked up 2 more 747-400 freighters. It may be that we will fly the new aircraft and I guess Atlas will keep on with the aircraft they are currently flying. Until they are not needed any more. Thats for the future though.
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Originally Posted by flyboy519
I wonder if we ( EK Pilots ) are going to see that flying or if the 747-800 will be given to Atlas ?
we all start doing some crawling and begging.
I for one have always supported the various shaftings we've had aministered to us. I still lament the demise of That CK and I even wish Kevin Bloody Wilson would come back to the flight ops.
PS I believe they refer to it as the B747-8......
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Well Rabbitwear, I would think that as per most airlines EK pilots fly EK aeroplanes - and Atlas guys fly Atlas "airplanes". Of course with the two 310 freighters Emirates has had a stab now at wholly freight operations...
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White Knight It cannot possibly be sour grapes that I smell because that would imply that I applied to join EK and was rejected which is not the case.
I did a few years back when DEC's were talked about because of the ex SQ 340's express mild interest in EK because I assumed ( wrongly as it happened) that EK required DEC's for short term contracts whilst they got their act together promoting from within and would offer T & C's such as block days off and contract salaries. When I discovered that this was not the case and that one had to live in Dubai and join just a few increments up on the Captain's scale my interest fell rapidly to Zero
As for the smell of DEC's for the 747-800 no sour grapes my end dear boy as I will be retired by the time they arrive in EK. I suggest you check your nose again
I did a few years back when DEC's were talked about because of the ex SQ 340's express mild interest in EK because I assumed ( wrongly as it happened) that EK required DEC's for short term contracts whilst they got their act together promoting from within and would offer T & C's such as block days off and contract salaries. When I discovered that this was not the case and that one had to live in Dubai and join just a few increments up on the Captain's scale my interest fell rapidly to Zero
As for the smell of DEC's for the 747-800 no sour grapes my end dear boy as I will be retired by the time they arrive in EK. I suggest you check your nose again
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