Women pilots at EK
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Women pilots at EK
Just a general question. I realise there are still "sensitivities" in the ME about women who work. I also realise that some progressive countries have made big inroads in employing women.
Do EK employ many women pilots? Just curious because I know someone here in Europe who would consider applying to EK and she has thousands of hours on the A320/321. I believe her family is originally from the ME. Are current EK women pilots spread out on all fleets?
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Do EK employ many women pilots? Just curious because I know someone here in Europe who would consider applying to EK and she has thousands of hours on the A320/321. I believe her family is originally from the ME. Are current EK women pilots spread out on all fleets?
Thanks for any serious replies.
It's actually more like 40.
No restrictions on Female pilots, they just have to pass the recruitment and training like everyone else.
No restrictions on Female pilots, they just have to pass the recruitment and training like everyone else.
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It can be a little more complicated... there are some issues with indiginous types who are misogynists.
I am aware, factually, of recent case of an indiginous male Captain refusing to sign a Tech Log for accepting the aircraft at a European (southern, Mediterranean clime, with lots of famous statues and artwork...) destination. The dispatch engineer was female.
This was solved creatively by approval being granted for dispatch of the aircraft without the Captain's signature, by engineering management. Cute
This kind of behaviour is tolerated in this part of the world.
I haven't personally been made aware of any issues with interpersonal friction between two operating pilots on the flight deck where one was female.
We did have an unfortunate incident with a totally professional female pilot with a superb resume, experience and ability who was recruited and began to fly for EK. Unfortunately, during recruitment, the idiots from EK did not catch the candidates' carefully chosen use of the word "partner"... and as a result the lady pilot moved to DXB but quit because her personal domestic situation is incompatible with UAE Law, and custom.
It is legal to beat one's wife here. The highest religious authority has deemed it correct and permissable to beat one's wife and children as long as there are no visible marks.
The local and national newspapers ran a few articles attempting damage control by distancing themselves from this strict ruling.
These published newspaper articles do not have the force of law, the religious authority however does. This is because there is no separation of "church and state" here. The religion, Islam, is the state. Period. There is no secular law, (except for financial matters in DIFC), so it is important that all prospective employees fully comprehend the consequences of uprooting and moving here.
Good luck
I am aware, factually, of recent case of an indiginous male Captain refusing to sign a Tech Log for accepting the aircraft at a European (southern, Mediterranean clime, with lots of famous statues and artwork...) destination. The dispatch engineer was female.
This was solved creatively by approval being granted for dispatch of the aircraft without the Captain's signature, by engineering management. Cute
This kind of behaviour is tolerated in this part of the world.
I haven't personally been made aware of any issues with interpersonal friction between two operating pilots on the flight deck where one was female.
We did have an unfortunate incident with a totally professional female pilot with a superb resume, experience and ability who was recruited and began to fly for EK. Unfortunately, during recruitment, the idiots from EK did not catch the candidates' carefully chosen use of the word "partner"... and as a result the lady pilot moved to DXB but quit because her personal domestic situation is incompatible with UAE Law, and custom.
It is legal to beat one's wife here. The highest religious authority has deemed it correct and permissable to beat one's wife and children as long as there are no visible marks.
The local and national newspapers ran a few articles attempting damage control by distancing themselves from this strict ruling.
These published newspaper articles do not have the force of law, the religious authority however does. This is because there is no separation of "church and state" here. The religion, Islam, is the state. Period. There is no secular law, (except for financial matters in DIFC), so it is important that all prospective employees fully comprehend the consequences of uprooting and moving here.
Good luck
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Strangely enough this is one area where Qatar is ahead of the other gulf carriers, plenty of women pilots there including several captains, and quite a few girlie second officer cadets - including at least one I believe who crossed over from cabin crew to pilot
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I've seen a total of two lady pilots when I've flown with EK in the past, they've all been Senior First Officers and flown the 777. I don't believe there are any female captains just yet, but I believe Etihad beat them to that one anyway.
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"and as a result the lady pilot moved to DXB but quit because her personal domestic situation is incompatible with UAE Law, and custom"
As far I'm concerned, that's a very nice part of the UAE law and custom.
And I'm european, white, christian and so on..... I was suffering so much in Europe with the sort of cabin crew we had to share the trips with, that now in the Gulf it's a welcome break.
And the first female Captain at EY has been a French lady, a couple of months ago.
As far I'm concerned, that's a very nice part of the UAE law and custom.
And I'm european, white, christian and so on..... I was suffering so much in Europe with the sort of cabin crew we had to share the trips with, that now in the Gulf it's a welcome break.
And the first female Captain at EY has been a French lady, a couple of months ago.
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Yes .The first one is a captain on the B777. She is ex Varig and she started off as cabin crew with Varig and then trained to be a pilot . She left Varig as a b777 FO and after about 4 years in EK got prompted on the 777. The second one is an Aussie and Also a B777. Captain.
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I have a friend that transferred to the 380 as an FO. I don't know if she is still there, I haven't heard from her in a while. She said she was on the 330/340 and was able to transfer to the newer plane.
