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OK guys , what is your point ?
" amongst the best I have flown with " , " a good guy to fly with " , " good memories " etc...
Does it means it is OK to report for Duty with alcohol in your blood well above the legal limit ????
Of course if he was a nasty fellow to fly with , then it would have been unacceptable ?
Who cares if he was a nice guy or not , it is just not professional and totally unacceptable to sign in for duty unfit to fly.
How would you react if amongst the passengers there were your wife and kids ?
" amongst the best I have flown with " , " a good guy to fly with " , " good memories " etc...
Does it means it is OK to report for Duty with alcohol in your blood well above the legal limit ????
Of course if he was a nasty fellow to fly with , then it would have been unacceptable ?
Who cares if he was a nice guy or not , it is just not professional and totally unacceptable to sign in for duty unfit to fly.
How would you react if amongst the passengers there were your wife and kids ?
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Well said dubaigong. Completely agree. Whether he was nice or not is completely irrelevant here, his actions endangered lives. What if he had operated the flight and ended up putting the plane, crew and 153 passengers into the side of a Nepalese mountain?
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With not so recent accident, I imagined they would have improved their selection process. Cabin crew or HR are far from being able to assess for technical skills besides this decision making should come with responsibility. Every time an incident happens skippers are blamed, why not blame the selection process by cabin crew!
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Jump to which conclusion ? , he was found POSITIVE after an alcohol test before a flight from Katamandu.
It is only a fact , we made no conclusion but just wondering what is relevant in saying that he was a nice guy to fly with.
It is only a fact , we made no conclusion but just wondering what is relevant in saying that he was a nice guy to fly with.
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Newcomer2: Wrt 'End of story' no its not. Because of his irresponsible actions there will now (almost certainly, given that it's the sandpit, and all that that entails) be a knee-jerk reaction by FZ 'Management' (very much as in "There's always one f'ing idiot, but we need to be seen - by the 'wastafarians' - to be doing something about it against everybody.... if only to keep our own jobs!" ).
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T’was ever so. When I joined, the initial interview at CTC was with two ex-cabin crew ladies, asking experience-based piloty type questions - with a grand total of 0 hours flying experience between them.
Then again, one of them had visited Dubai once, so that made it okay.
Plus an allocated parking space outside FZHQ . . .
Then again, one of them had visited Dubai once, so that made it okay.
Plus an allocated parking space outside FZHQ . . .
He got a call 2 days later, from the CP "Ah...John....could you start on Monday?!" LMFAO ROFL
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This reminds me of the father of a friend of mine. He was a legend Boeing guy. He once went to an interview for a 767 gig at Gatwick years ago. He'd been invited by the Chief Pilot...the interview a formality. Upon arrival, he was told that there was an HR lady who had to speak to him during the interview. As she started asking questions....he stood up, put on his jacket and said "I'm a pilot...you're not....and I don't answer stupid fu**ing questions!".
He got a call 2 days later, from the CP "Ah...John....could you start on Monday?!" LMFAO ROFL
He got a call 2 days later, from the CP "Ah...John....could you start on Monday?!" LMFAO ROFL
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According to the company website, there is no pilot recruitment (CDR/FO) going on at the moment. Thought that FZ has a kind of pilot shortage? Anyone info about the recruitment, will it open again in the near future?
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Oh! This (^^^^) is annoying! So they have stopped the recruitment drive for pilots? They must be pretty confident, with all the Ryanair, easyJet, TUI, JET2, WestJet etc etc Recruitment Roadshows coming up in Dubai?! WOW.....they must have REALLY nailed their growing pains and pilot retention then. HAPPY DAYS!! Hoping to get assessment NEXT yer then. I have asked the HR lot for news, as they offered me several dates in Nov and Dec this year?!
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Hi
If any current F/O at FZ could please inform me about annual leaves. I understand that FZ has a variable roster system and 42 days of leave per year. My question is, by using about 7 days of leave every other month, would it be possible to get block of days off (including leave) of about 9 or 11 consecutive days off every other month (every 2 month or close to it). I ask this as to know whether a commute back to Europe is possible by doing that. Is that possible or they have a system so that you to get your leaves less splitted over the year ?
Thanks.
If any current F/O at FZ could please inform me about annual leaves. I understand that FZ has a variable roster system and 42 days of leave per year. My question is, by using about 7 days of leave every other month, would it be possible to get block of days off (including leave) of about 9 or 11 consecutive days off every other month (every 2 month or close to it). I ask this as to know whether a commute back to Europe is possible by doing that. Is that possible or they have a system so that you to get your leaves less splitted over the year ?
Thanks.
Save yourself a lot of stress and heache and forget about commuting with us. Have you looked at the EK 777 freighter package? That is kinda setup of commuting.
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Any News on this guys? Has anyone noticed any changes for immediate family travel benefits?
Cheers