Flight deck positions at FlyDubai Master Thread - Merged
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How long does it take?
Hi guys,
I'm just interested if some of you have experience with the same situation as I have. In the beginning of September I received a phone call from Flydubai. I got several questions and finally the guy told me 'O.K., our coordinator will contact you shortly'. I'm still waiting for an email or a call from them. Does anybody know if it's standard for them to wait so long or it was hiden message saying 'soory, but you are not good enough for us'.
Thanks for your opinion
D.
I'm just interested if some of you have experience with the same situation as I have. In the beginning of September I received a phone call from Flydubai. I got several questions and finally the guy told me 'O.K., our coordinator will contact you shortly'. I'm still waiting for an email or a call from them. Does anybody know if it's standard for them to wait so long or it was hiden message saying 'soory, but you are not good enough for us'.
Thanks for your opinion
D.
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Anybody from within know what sort of hours they will upgrade an FD FO from?
Advertising 5000 hrs for DECaptains, can this figure be reduced based on training etc for somebody who joins as an FO?
Advertising 5000 hrs for DECaptains, can this figure be reduced based on training etc for somebody who joins as an FO?
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...Captains
Salary per month
Value in AED
Basic salary
23,500
Housing allowance
14,000
Transportation allowance
2,300
Variable Flying Pay
(based on working an 80 hour month)
12,000
Projected Total
51,800
Then no flights, no 12000 AED? 1 hour = 150AED => 50hrs = 7500 AED.
Interesting. Months with annual leave you don't get much to spend LOL.
Anyone at Flydubai who can tell us how much time are you flying at this stage? Any other interesting insights that you would like to share, regarding money , FD, housing, etc?
Thx
Salary per month
Value in AED
Basic salary
23,500
Housing allowance
14,000
Transportation allowance
2,300
Variable Flying Pay
(based on working an 80 hour month)
12,000
Projected Total
51,800
Then no flights, no 12000 AED? 1 hour = 150AED => 50hrs = 7500 AED.
Interesting. Months with annual leave you don't get much to spend LOL.
Anyone at Flydubai who can tell us how much time are you flying at this stage? Any other interesting insights that you would like to share, regarding money , FD, housing, etc?
Thx
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I can confirm that FD will do internal upgrades.The requirement is 3 opc/lpc before you can upgrade.
The hours of flying per month has been approx 40hrs the last few months,but it's picking up in desember with aprrox 60-70 hrs.
I can only speak for my self,but i really enjoy working for FD.I just hope it will stay like this !
The hours of flying per month has been approx 40hrs the last few months,but it's picking up in desember with aprrox 60-70 hrs.
I can only speak for my self,but i really enjoy working for FD.I just hope it will stay like this !
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Hi chaps, just after a bit of info from those of you currently with FD. I'm looking into the general living expenses in Dubai. I know the city as a tourist but obviously living there is something quite different. So, what I'm after is how much does weekly shopping bill work out at on average? What car are you driving and what is the lease/rent on that? Unrelated in terms of costs but what areas are you guys living in? Anything else you can think of that would be useful to know would be much appreciated.
My own circumstances, should we come out, would be young married couple, no kids, and two incomes. We're just trying to work out roughly what life would be like.
Please PM if you like. Thanks guys.
My own circumstances, should we come out, would be young married couple, no kids, and two incomes. We're just trying to work out roughly what life would be like.
Please PM if you like. Thanks guys.
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Interviews every week for FO's. DEC hiring should be finished early next year and then upgrades sometime around the summer. Airplane number 6 is out flying and the next arrives in March. Not much else to report......
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hope it will stay like this !
concretewall
I don't know about FD but I've came across few low cost drivers , when it comes to the low cost concept believe it or not the best has passed & the worst yet to come.
"money versus reputation & money will always win"
I don't know about FD but I've came across few low cost drivers , when it comes to the low cost concept believe it or not the best has passed & the worst yet to come.
"money versus reputation & money will always win"
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FD t & c's
FD sounded interesting, but hearing mixed reports..
Heard yesterday that rostering dept have stated that:
Pilots must remain contactable on days off.
Min days off (ie 7 per month)
Request days off not permitted.
Many reserve and standby duties. Pilots have leave canx in Dec.
Rosters published on 25th month !
can this be correct?
Heard yesterday that rostering dept have stated that:
Pilots must remain contactable on days off.
Min days off (ie 7 per month)
Request days off not permitted.
Many reserve and standby duties. Pilots have leave canx in Dec.
Rosters published on 25th month !
can this be correct?
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CGQ,
Some true, some not true.
Company did cx some vacations in December saying there would be more flying.....that flying never happened and the pilots that lost vacation ended up flying low time rosters (like 40 hours!)
Min days off, usually 7 or 8 total, and if you get a group of 3 days off you are supposed to give scheduling a big thank you hug! Rosters by the 25th if we are lucky. The schedule is known for the next 3 months, maybe with some minor changes, but they won't release the rosters until the last minute. Leave are not approved until the month before, so you have little time to plan any escape from Dubai. Seems to be a mafia of Indians running the office part of the airline, trying to create some kind of utopia where "everyone" is equal, meaning pilots get the same amount of days off as the office people.
The latest kick in the face came when they kicked the pilots out of the company car park. Now we get to park in an open, unsecured, unlighted car park by a car dealership and walk to the briefing area through a sand and dirt sidewalk. That's great for our female pilots and cabin crew, especially with no security provided at 3am when you get back from your sector!
As usual, not what was advertised in the interview...."you do the math" and run!
Some true, some not true.
Company did cx some vacations in December saying there would be more flying.....that flying never happened and the pilots that lost vacation ended up flying low time rosters (like 40 hours!)
Min days off, usually 7 or 8 total, and if you get a group of 3 days off you are supposed to give scheduling a big thank you hug! Rosters by the 25th if we are lucky. The schedule is known for the next 3 months, maybe with some minor changes, but they won't release the rosters until the last minute. Leave are not approved until the month before, so you have little time to plan any escape from Dubai. Seems to be a mafia of Indians running the office part of the airline, trying to create some kind of utopia where "everyone" is equal, meaning pilots get the same amount of days off as the office people.
The latest kick in the face came when they kicked the pilots out of the company car park. Now we get to park in an open, unsecured, unlighted car park by a car dealership and walk to the briefing area through a sand and dirt sidewalk. That's great for our female pilots and cabin crew, especially with no security provided at 3am when you get back from your sector!
As usual, not what was advertised in the interview...."you do the math" and run!
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Hi all,
I've got a email confirming 01 Feb, 2010 as selection process in DXB. Guess FD is back at recruitment. Hope FlyAk's and OKC's posts help me. Will let you all know what develops!!
Cheers and wish you all a very happy new year!!
I've got a email confirming 01 Feb, 2010 as selection process in DXB. Guess FD is back at recruitment. Hope FlyAk's and OKC's posts help me. Will let you all know what develops!!
Cheers and wish you all a very happy new year!!
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Sentiment
So are those guys that are describing the events of December now feeling hostile toward the company? Or is this just part of the typical growing pains of a new airline???
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Bunch of whinging sissies - in the current economic climate, they should be grateful to have a great job in the sunshine! It's a new Company not even flying 7 months yet - what do they expect?
Perhaps they'd rather be working for a nice solid UK company, with a strong union that really looks after them (if they're in the top 50% of the seniority list ofcourse) and rostering rules as tight as your a**e - then they can sit back and relax on all their days off, while they wait for their redundancy notice to drop through the letter box.
Car park? Sheesh - try staff west for a few years!
Perhaps they'd rather be working for a nice solid UK company, with a strong union that really looks after them (if they're in the top 50% of the seniority list ofcourse) and rostering rules as tight as your a**e - then they can sit back and relax on all their days off, while they wait for their redundancy notice to drop through the letter box.
Car park? Sheesh - try staff west for a few years!