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Old 2nd Nov 2009, 08:42
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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.
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Old 16th Nov 2009, 17:31
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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?
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Old 19th Nov 2009, 10:39
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The contract states 80 hrs. What is the guarantee block time? Or is 80 and you are paid even if you fly, lets say 50? I assume overtime or extra pay will be after 80 right?
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Old 19th Nov 2009, 11:55
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You assume wrong, 80 hrs is the target, paid for only the hrs you do
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Old 20th Nov 2009, 00:09
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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
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Old 29th Nov 2009, 21:06
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Interesting stuff re flight hours currently 2AK. Can you confirm what they are looking for to upgrade internal FO's in future please?
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Old 30th Nov 2009, 02:18
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compass test

does any one knows which and where to find the right compass test included on day one of the selection process at Flydubai
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Old 1st Dec 2009, 18:00
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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 !
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Old 1st Dec 2009, 20:06
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Hi concrete. Can you elaborate more please, 3 x OPC = 1.5 years, how many total hrs min is what i am after really?
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Old 5th Dec 2009, 18:12
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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.
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Old 15th Dec 2009, 09:31
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All seems to have gone quiet at FD, any news on people being accepted for interview?
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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"
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Old 30th Dec 2009, 06:12
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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?
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Old 30th Dec 2009, 06:24
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Capt Glen,

Yep!!
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Old 30th Dec 2009, 13:03
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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!
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Old 3rd Jan 2010, 06:05
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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!!
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Old 6th Jan 2010, 15:58
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Plenty to choose from. 80,000 AED and up should get you something around the Marina. Palm would be more.
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Old 10th Jan 2010, 09:52
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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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Old 13th Jan 2010, 05:27
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Cool

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!
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