Easy Ryder

Thx for the replies!

1Mb??? Jeez thats a bit..slow..... guess ther never will be competition in the ME.....

Also i've heard EY aren't bonding for type ratings anymore? Is that true?

And do you get some choice to be ccq'd to the 330/340 or 330/320?

Metro man

If you join with a type rating on the aircraft then no bond. For CCQ, bond of two months basic pay. For command upgrade no bond at all, you can leave the next day if you like.

Lock in period of 2 years ? for A320/A330 or A330/A340. May be able to move after that. Two types you will fly to begin with ? Anyones guess, depends on requirements. Main aircraft is the A330 so if rated on that it could go either way, if A320 or A340 rated on joining will PROBABLY continue on that type and CCQ onto the A330 at the first base check.

Seem to be a strong preference for rated crew only at the moment, others considered later this year but apply anyway.

confirm-finals?

They still bonding just no bond if upgraded to captain...

Plus you cant choose which CCQ. Depends what they need...

Jet II

LOL - 1MB is what you pay for - the chances of actually getting speeds of 1MB are slim to non-existent

CT7

Oh, I dunno....

I'm on a 1mb plan with a d/l speed of 1,007. And that's in the desert..

Plans go to 4MB/s. But the company will only pay half of the 1mb plan.

airbussmooth

i heard that duty time is almost always breached at etihad is that true??

CT7

No.

1hr40 b4 dep and 30 min after on blocks.

CT7

Oh, I dunno...

Nah, you're right on the money with that one..!

tundra runner

Yep, I am sure the below will be soon in the small print of our t & c's

Employee must wear blinders at all times while on duty and not compromise operations at anytime by attempting to abide by both CAR OPS and Etihad OM A. Failure to do this will result in being reported to Management and guaranteed disciplinary action against will be brought against you to set the example of Etihad's rule over you.

K.Whyjelly

Been researching Abu Dhabi and Etihad ( and EK as well) for some time now. My initial (some may say naive) impression of EY is that the main concern for a new joiner is accomodation and education for their children. Fair point or not??

Once in it seems that the pilot workforce gripes are the same as other companies....same sh1t just a different coloured airframe.

Anyhow I've decided to go to the EY pilot roadshow over here in the UK to get the company perspective and then weigh this up against all your personal experiences. Has/will the housing situation improve? Rent to buy scheme...anybody in it? Is'nt life in AD acceptable? (Have read about rents and school fees but everything else seems better than Europe i.e food, cars petrol et al).

I would appreciate a non rosy specs viewpoint and if I'm talking out of my ar$e then let me know. Happy for PM's

For the record A330/320 with TT9000 hrs

sec 3

The world's getting smaller KY. Why don't you call PM for a job? If you decide to go to EY, you'll have to go through the interview process just like everybody else. Maybe we'll see you then

confirm-finals?

Hi all

I have an Eithad interview coming up. I have read all the posts here regarding the ups and downs but I can't really find much in the way of actual interview experiences.

Any help or info would be great

Cheers

A320PLT

check you PM's

Easy Ryder

Well attended the roadshow here in the UK, forgot to ask one qu.

Seems that most new joiners are going on the 320. How long on average are people waiting before promotion to the 330?

Cheers,
ER

CT7

Given that the fleet is so new, I don't think any have returned from the Dark Side....

off_off_dim_and_off

It's common jet salary. Why would you think it's a promotion to fly the 330?

Easy Ryder

Coz i've been flying a 320 with no nightstops ever for 3 years and im sick of it.

Moving to Etihad will just be a sideways move if i dont see the 330 or 340 within a year.

Thats why its a promotion to me. Besides you get more in allowances so regardless of a so called common salary, on LH you'll pull more cash.

I hope that satisfied your qu.

alghazal

Because an A330 12 hours lay-over from on chocks to off chocks in JNB, CDG , FRA or DUB after a 6 to 9 hours night flight , and before another 6 to 9 hours night flight, is better than 2 to 4 A320 sectors a day ?

Just because it's heavier....come on !!!!!

triple click

if you like layover; this is not the airline to be: we ve got most of the time 24h layover and it s common to get 12h (min rest) after a long haul flight; the crazy one is long haul night flight/12h rest/long haul night flight again..

no fatigue calculation and if you ask ops management why they keep doing it they will answer: WE NEVER DO MIN REST COZ WE GAVE YOU 15H REST

Yes i know most poor us

IN Etihad we are waiting for 5 things:

1 Change of management
2 salary increase
3 no peg to USD (which is linked to number 2 but not related to ey)
4 decent accommodation
5 a bidding system

So far it s !!!

Easy Ryder

no i realise that but etihad is far from being the final stop in my career - a means to an end my friend. I dont intend to be there for more than 18 months. But the type rating is what i need,

I also dont see the need to justify whats important to me and my intentions to random people on a forum. I have a qu, plz answer it or shut the hell up.


triple click - thanks for a reply that was useful to me and taking the time to type it - cheers