Emirates (EK) Interview - all you need to know about it (threads merged)
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Questions LFRK
LFRK,
1/ you are eligible for ID50 straight away for everybody, yourself, wife, kids, immediate family, your parents and siblings. These are confirmed seats. You can only book them if there are enough empty seats available. If the aircraft is almost full, you normally can't buy them anymore. They are 50% of the highest full fare. So not 50% of some cheap tickets you find online. I guess that Eco ID50 CDG ( suppose you are from Caen!?) is about 250-300€.
ID90 are standby tickets. You only get on if you there's space available. CDG business is about 300EUR. As an FO you can only buy ID90 Eco or business. Kids only Eco. Upgrades are not given at EK. Even for staff. Yes, I know!
2/ I believe the wife can come straight away. There is a fee to be paid by yourself, not sure how much. Don't think EK mind since you are the one that goes through all the hassle and paperwork... Anyway most people do not do it. Especially since you will more than likely be gone to TLS or MAN for your airbus transition course anyway... It is much simpler if she comes the moment you are back in DXB.
Remark that prices are quite high because Pax taxes in CDG are very high.
Hope it helps,
EK380
Ps: will probably meet during your training...
1/ you are eligible for ID50 straight away for everybody, yourself, wife, kids, immediate family, your parents and siblings. These are confirmed seats. You can only book them if there are enough empty seats available. If the aircraft is almost full, you normally can't buy them anymore. They are 50% of the highest full fare. So not 50% of some cheap tickets you find online. I guess that Eco ID50 CDG ( suppose you are from Caen!?) is about 250-300€.
ID90 are standby tickets. You only get on if you there's space available. CDG business is about 300EUR. As an FO you can only buy ID90 Eco or business. Kids only Eco. Upgrades are not given at EK. Even for staff. Yes, I know!
2/ I believe the wife can come straight away. There is a fee to be paid by yourself, not sure how much. Don't think EK mind since you are the one that goes through all the hassle and paperwork... Anyway most people do not do it. Especially since you will more than likely be gone to TLS or MAN for your airbus transition course anyway... It is much simpler if she comes the moment you are back in DXB.
Remark that prices are quite high because Pax taxes in CDG are very high.
Hope it helps,
EK380
Ps: will probably meet during your training...
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Does anyone know if Emirates will accept you into the hold pool without a full ATPL, but have a start date that coincides with the date you are expecting to gain the license?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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I am waiting to hear back when my pre assessment will be in ATL as well. I did have contact a few hours ago, asking me to fill out a snap shot application. I attended the open house at JFK yesterday. Has anyone used latestpilotjobs.com to prep for the interview? Any feedback or recommendations are appreciated.
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You're able to do everything up to and including the simulator assessment. For the rest you'll need to attain your ATPL first.
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I have been un-invited to ATL since the plane I fly isn't an "airliner", it's a business jet. It does exceed 30 tons and I meet all hour requirements posted. Hopefully they will drop the "airliner" requirement soon for my case.
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Questions about joining.
Hello.
I had a few questions that maybe some of you guys at EK can answer. This is my first post so be gentle
. I am due to start training at the end of september. I currently fly a crj in the states and am married with a 3 year old son.
I had a few questions that maybe some of you guys at EK can answer. This is my first post so be gentle
. I am due to start training at the end of september. I currently fly a crj in the states and am married with a 3 year old son. - I will be sent to Toulouse for training on the Airbus. What is training like in France? My family will fly to France and spend a week there with me, will this be possible with the amount of training? My wife wants to play tourist while i am in ground school
- I am an avid camper and backpacker. Should i bring my own bbq grill or is there places in dubai where i can buy a nice grill. We like to go camping often, does anyone have any good or bad experiences.
- Is there good pre-schools near silicon oasis that you would recommend? Since i am on that topic, does the education allowance cover pre-school?
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Elite Assessment program!
Can anyone give any feedback on the Elite Assessment program which is posting banners all over PPrune? Would like to know if it's a good program or a waste of time. Would also like some feedback on Skytest. If any comparisons can be made between the two, I would really appreciate.
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Snookie,
Can only reply to question 2. There are places to buy grills here, but they are way expensive. Same grill at home depot is about 4x's as much as it is here. A decent four burner grill (like the stainless CharBroil) with side burner is around $270 in the states (USD) here it's closer to 900 USD. Decent charcoal grills can go between 150 - 400 USD. You can find them all over the place here, ACE (way expensive), Carrefour, Garden Center, etc etc.
Can only reply to question 2. There are places to buy grills here, but they are way expensive. Same grill at home depot is about 4x's as much as it is here. A decent four burner grill (like the stainless CharBroil) with side burner is around $270 in the states (USD) here it's closer to 900 USD. Decent charcoal grills can go between 150 - 400 USD. You can find them all over the place here, ACE (way expensive), Carrefour, Garden Center, etc etc.
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Originally Posted by snookie
I will be sent to Toulouse for training on the Airbus. What is training like in France? My family will fly to France and spend a week there with me, will this be possible with the amount of training? My wife wants to play tourist while i am in ground school
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Snookie,
Forgive me, I realise that you asked us to be gentle! Therefore, and in order to avoid a rant, I will ask you a question:
- You are moving your wife , kids, career to a new airline, aircraft, country, continent and you haven't done the research (having accepted the job) to know the answers to some pretty fundamental lifestyle and work ethic questions?
Hopefully you will get some more constructive answers, you need them, but please don't be posting on here in 3 years time complaining that you don't have the hours for command etc. etc. By the way your naivety extends to the fact that EK and all on PPRune now know who you are!
For what it's worth, I think WK was being relaxed for a change, I wouldn't let my family join me until I could guarantee at least a semblance of a normal lifestyle. Post training and setting up home in Dubai.
Forgive me, I realise that you asked us to be gentle! Therefore, and in order to avoid a rant, I will ask you a question:
- You are moving your wife , kids, career to a new airline, aircraft, country, continent and you haven't done the research (having accepted the job) to know the answers to some pretty fundamental lifestyle and work ethic questions?
Hopefully you will get some more constructive answers, you need them, but please don't be posting on here in 3 years time complaining that you don't have the hours for command etc. etc. By the way your naivety extends to the fact that EK and all on PPRune now know who you are!
For what it's worth, I think WK was being relaxed for a change, I wouldn't let my family join me until I could guarantee at least a semblance of a normal lifestyle. Post training and setting up home in Dubai.
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Have to agree with Yoyo.
Keep the family well away until you are at least towards the end of line training (about 2 months after joining).
No disrespect, but WK has a point.... you WILL find it a tough transition coming from the CRJ to the A330, but moreover it will be the EK operation that will present the biggest challenges for you. You WILL really need to bury your head in the books and study hard as nothing here is handed to you on a plate training wise, so if you have the distraction of the family milling around, you will find it very tough indeed!
EK only provide educational allowance to kids who have gone past their 4th Birthday at the beginning of the academic year.
Good luck on the course, see you on the line
Keep the family well away until you are at least towards the end of line training (about 2 months after joining).
No disrespect, but WK has a point.... you WILL find it a tough transition coming from the CRJ to the A330, but moreover it will be the EK operation that will present the biggest challenges for you. You WILL really need to bury your head in the books and study hard as nothing here is handed to you on a plate training wise, so if you have the distraction of the family milling around, you will find it very tough indeed!
EK only provide educational allowance to kids who have gone past their 4th Birthday at the beginning of the academic year.
Good luck on the course, see you on the line
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What to bring to Pre-Selection Programme?
Hello all,
I have combed through hundreds of posts here, but I haven't seen anything on what to physically bring with you to the pre-selection day? Logbooks? Calculator? Resume? Obviously my license/medical. Anything else? Any other last words of wisdom?
Thank you.
I have combed through hundreds of posts here, but I haven't seen anything on what to physically bring with you to the pre-selection day? Logbooks? Calculator? Resume? Obviously my license/medical. Anything else? Any other last words of wisdom?
Thank you.