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Emirates (EK) Interview - all you need to know about it (threads merged)

Old 11th Jan 2018, 20:20
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Originally Posted by Aviadorbrasil
If a guy gets very well on the tests during screening, but have some problem in the medical exams, for this “pilots missing”, they could decided to hire him?
I'm not sure I fully understand your question, but if your asking if you fail the medical, will they hire you, I would say the answer is no.
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Old 12th Jan 2018, 03:44
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Good post EKam. Personally I am waiting for the provident fund to be released then I will go back home too. Life is too short for this sh*t. Sadly it isn't just EK, the whole industry is crumbling at an alarming rate.

My advice to new joiners is make sure you milk this place for all its worth and fill that money bucket as quickly as possible. Don't get sucked into the glitz and glamour dxb lifestyle that many do, you will end up STUCK here!
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Old 12th Jan 2018, 09:01
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@Ekamactions isn't there anyone who is enjoying Woking with Emirates as a pilot? I am asking because your post looks like no one is there.
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Old 12th Jan 2018, 09:09
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Not me.
Not enjoying anything here.
like someone already said:
everyone has his reason to be here, but, it is a fact that conditions both in the airline and in this place are deteriorating on a daily basis.
If something is improving, read better, you misunderstood it, it isn't.

Regards,

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Old 12th Jan 2018, 17:06
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Does this look like a happy company?

Pilot attrition is just under 9%
*Training* Pilot attrition is 12%
Tim Clark says all available 777s will be required for a full schedule from May (although we just have enough pilots to cover March’s roster)
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Old 12th Jan 2018, 21:13
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Question: is there any AME in Europe where I can take an initial GCAA class 1 medical? Just want to give it a try and then apply rather then come there and find out on the last day of the selection process (if I make it till that point!) that I don't meet GCAA's standards for any reason.
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Old 13th Jan 2018, 00:25
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Originally Posted by Banana Joe
Question: is there any AME in Europe where I can take an initial GCAA class 1 medical? Just want to give it a try and then apply rather then come there and find out on the last day of the selection process (if I make it till that point!) that I don't meet GCAA's standards for any reason.
I know of one...but I would not send my worst enemy to him. If however you would like to see an example of how you can be treated at EK..PM for his details, however I strongly suggest you stay far away.
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Old 13th Jan 2018, 05:22
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Try Dr Peter Orton at Stanstead Airport in the UK
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 08:56
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So if offered a course, can you delay it???
Is it a one off offer only??
What fleets are being recruited on??
Is anyone happy??

Honest answers not whinging please, have big decisions to make!!
Thanks.
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 16:42
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If only some information was available here to answer these questions.
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 16:48
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serenity before asking that fatal question
"anyone happy?"
did you take your time to check this very thread a few posts up and the other five or six threads that appear to be all around this one???
anyway, once more, in a nutshell
very few are happy.
majority is not.
money not keeping up with all the rest.
management is useless to put it mildly.
Every change, from the most trivial to the bigger things, is for the worse.
you are very welcome.

KL
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 16:52
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Does anyone have information about interviews nowadays?
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 17:05
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Originally Posted by Serenity
So if offered a course, can you delay it???
Is it a one off offer only??
What fleets are being recruited on??
Is anyone happy??

Honest answers not whinging please, have big decisions to make!!
Thanks.
You use to be able to choose your time frame. 6 weeks to 14 weeks for the people a few classes before and after mine. I waited 10 weeks from the job offer email.

Both, but nobody seems to be qualified for the 380. They wanted almost 300 for it in 2017, got less than 100. 777 training is running full steam.

KL covered the happy part pretty well. This place has been on a downhill slide every year I have been here.
I am not unhappy, but I have lost my motivation and enthusiasm for EK. I work a little too much, but I love the flying. I enjoy Dubai, but almost nothing is cheap here, so I spend a little and I save a little.
I know and FO here with a wife and 2 kids. They are thrifty with there spending and they manage to save just over $4000 per month.

I know people that are happy. I know many more that are content. I also know many who have left, or are in the process of leaving.

In preparation for a let down when this year's pay review happens, I just started on the only app I will be sending out. Once finished, maybe I will have an option. Time will tell.
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 18:41
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Yes. Got that no one at all in Dubai likes working for EK.
Even from here it’s obvious it’s not the place it used to be, but then nowhere is. All Downhill over the past 10/15 years, and continuing.

Will have to think very hard about this!!
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Old 15th Jan 2018, 10:37
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Originally Posted by Serenity
Yes. Got that no one at all in Dubai likes working for EK.
Even from here it’s obvious it’s not the place it used to be, but then nowhere is. All Downhill over the past 10/15 years, and continuing.

Will have to think very hard about this!!
Well Serenity, as we said - it is subjective. Probably depends where you are coming from. If it will represent a big increase in finances for you, and the chance to fly the shiny jet you wanted, then great. Just keep in mind the shiny jet will lose its appeal very fast. The place is very expensive and becoming more so as time goes by. The company has been talked about at length...you can turn a blind eye to the idiotic rules and management style but sooner or later it will wear you down, and nothing has been changing for the better around here (got news today that opting-out of company accommodation is not possible now until further notice - awesome.)

The other thing to keep in mind is you are locked in with a $42,000 bond over 5 years - so think carefully if you want to commit to that, considering the nature of the place.

An added bonus now - the volatility of the region! The place has always been volatile, but not like it has been lately. Earlier in the news was a story about a local royal being held against his will, and now you find an EK plane being intercepted by the neighbours. On top of that the whole Saudi and friends vs. Iran thing. Doesn't look like it's headed in a nice direction. If you're single...come on down if you really can't find a better gig. But bringing family to this place with all that going on, think twice. Think three times. Think....you get the point.

Good luck
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Old 16th Jan 2018, 03:22
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Originally Posted by EKamActions
got news today that opting-out of company accommodation is not possible now until further notice - awesome.)
Can you elaborate on this? Checked email but saw nothing.... I'm aware of no option to rent but is there anything new?

Already opted out myself, but I'm curious.......
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Old 16th Jan 2018, 17:06
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Originally Posted by sealear
Can you elaborate on this? Checked email but saw nothing.... I'm aware of no option to rent but is there anything new?

Already opted out myself, but I'm curious.......
Probably they only sent it to the ones who have not opted out. It was just an email saying that due to the 'challenging times', opting out of company accommodation will not be possible until further notice. If you are already receiving the allowance then no worries. For those of us who want to opt out, the only way would be to purchase property here. Maybe I can get a nice penthouse in International City...
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Old 16th Jan 2018, 19:58
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My experience in the Sim Session on the first interview day !

I was taken to the sim assessment by two EK examiners. First flight was a visual traffic pattern. I did everything well, no big problems. The second was eng failure after V1. I did what I had to do. I will directly come to the point. The examiner sitting behind gave me a HDG to intercept LOC. The configuration was like that:

FDs OFF
AT OFF
AP Disengaged

They requested me to do a raw data approach for ILS12L. With the configuration above, I flew manually to follow LOC diamond on the PFD. When the LOC was alive, I started slightly turning left to intercept the LOC. The guy sitting at the back froze the sim and started asking questions. He asked me what I was doing. I said I was following the LOC diamond! He asked what I do normally when I was cleared for an ILS approach, and I said I was trying to follow the diamonds, I did not understand what he meant because he was giving me hard times and I was completely sweaty due to the fact that it was an interview flight! He was standing up and talking very rude bla bla bla. When I was trying to explain myself, he even said "do not talk to me like that, just say that I did a mistake and then I will accept it" !! The guy next to me was staring at me as if I was doing a very big mistake. Then they said I should have armed the APP by asking the PM before intercepting the ILS, but what was it for ? !! There was no FD on the PFD, and I was expected to fly a raw data approach! What is the benefit of arming the APP mode here? Then they started acting like I do not know what to do when cleared for ILS Approach/ Well ,let me tell you something; If I don't know when to arm the APP mode, how come I came this far for the last 5 years in line flights? I was surprised about the treatment in the sim, and I wanted to finish the session and leave immediately. I hated the attitude and the CRM there. Afterwards, I armed the APP as they asked before intercepting the LOC, and of course only the FMA changed! I completed the sim and the result is failure now! I am so disappointed.. Maybe this result is better for me.. I just felt that unnecessary pressure even in the interview sim session. I can't imagine how they treat inside the company during Sim Check Flights!
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Old 17th Jan 2018, 03:23
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Warhammer, welcome to EK and every recurrent is just as you described. They might as well destroy your morale in the interview sim because why wait until the 1st PPC??

Thanks EKam, sounds like they extended it then. All part of the plan to push everyone to MS......
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Old 17th Jan 2018, 23:55
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Originally Posted by sealear
Warhammer, welcome to EK and every recurrent is just as you described.
Time for a reality check. This quote is total boll0cks!!
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