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Fatty,
14yrs ago you needed 2500hrs total, and 1000hrs jet to get into EK. You paid your own airfare to and from. And as you said, the wait to interview was a long one.
I had just under 8000hrs, and was the lowest houred fella in my group.
Times, they be a changing.
14yrs ago you needed 2500hrs total, and 1000hrs jet to get into EK. You paid your own airfare to and from. And as you said, the wait to interview was a long one.
I had just under 8000hrs, and was the lowest houred fella in my group.
Times, they be a changing.
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Ok, I have to ask. In 22000 hours, I never encountered a Chinese glide slope ( except in China). So, what is it?
SOPS,
Think VNAV path dependence.
Think VNAV path dependence.
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Thanks Don.
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I suppose I am one of the few that still recommend EK.
5 years ago I applied and was called in 10 days and my experience was :
2600 jet time with 3000k total.
5 years later im already a captain at EK so has worked like a charm for me...
Sure its not as good as it was 10 years ago but im still happy.
Just put in your head about 7-8 years for command so anything earlier you will be happy!
5 years ago I applied and was called in 10 days and my experience was :
2600 jet time with 3000k total.
5 years later im already a captain at EK so has worked like a charm for me...
Sure its not as good as it was 10 years ago but im still happy.
Just put in your head about 7-8 years for command so anything earlier you will be happy!
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Striker26 out of line
Striker26
Reading pprune for a month is not license to post on behalf EK pilots
We complain for a reason ... You are not welcome to assume our position and give alternatives
Please refrain from breaching when you are literally clueless
Good luck finding a decent airline job ... I certainly hope you do soon .. Gives the rest of us a break from having to scroll through ur absurd posts
Reading pprune for a month is not license to post on behalf EK pilots
We complain for a reason ... You are not welcome to assume our position and give alternatives
Please refrain from breaching when you are literally clueless
Good luck finding a decent airline job ... I certainly hope you do soon .. Gives the rest of us a break from having to scroll through ur absurd posts
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Such a shame and a pity that EK has lost the propaganda war against its most valuable and important commodity. An utter management failure of epic proportion , scale and cost to the business. Pilots are onto you EK.
Flight crew that previously bought into the smoke and mirror propaganda machine of EK have finally realised all that glitters is not gold.
With the current conditions of flight crew employment worldwide , EK has moved from near the top to near the bottom in my mind. They will never get the pleasure of my 15,000 hr wide body command CV. They should be ashamed of what they have done to a once great airline. The management and ownership have themselves to blame.
Flight crew that previously bought into the smoke and mirror propaganda machine of EK have finally realised all that glitters is not gold.
With the current conditions of flight crew employment worldwide , EK has moved from near the top to near the bottom in my mind. They will never get the pleasure of my 15,000 hr wide body command CV. They should be ashamed of what they have done to a once great airline. The management and ownership have themselves to blame.
Common VFE. I think he is talking about his night hours. 
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Originally Posted by Am NOT Sure
Not very long time ago
To paraphrase yourself, '...for reasons unknown to us you (joined) and the results surprise you.'
Get some time in.
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I think the point is that 15,000 hour widebody guys do not aspire to join the airline anymore...
That is a significant statement, irrespective of how it came across.
If experienced Captains leave the Company and only 500 hr guys join does that leave the balance of experience across the Company that we desire?
That is a significant statement, irrespective of how it came across.
If experienced Captains leave the Company and only 500 hr guys join does that leave the balance of experience across the Company that we desire?
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I think the guy deserves support, at least he has seen through the PR BS.
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Of course it's not all wide body , I didn't think I owed a breakdown other than the most obvious vfenext. Bitterness towards fellow colleagues is unnecessary and only furthers the PR campaigns of these unprincipled operators. I'll leave in-fighting for the less intellectually capable. Be my guest vfenext.
My point remains that experienced flight crew will not apply to EK if this race to the bottom of T's & C'c continues. They need us more than we need them.
My point remains that experienced flight crew will not apply to EK if this race to the bottom of T's & C'c continues. They need us more than we need them.
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I personally think it is far more significant to see your younger and considerably less experienced pilot who decides not to apply to EK.
As you mature and gain experience, then one naturally becomes more selective about where they wish to work. It speaks volumes of the significant internal problems within the company, when the lure of a modern wide body rating and a varied route network (perhaps not A330
) is not enough to entice enough to join. Perhaps the recent realignment of the recruitment minima may solve that issue?
As you mature and gain experience, then one naturally becomes more selective about where they wish to work. It speaks volumes of the significant internal problems within the company, when the lure of a modern wide body rating and a varied route network (perhaps not A330
) is not enough to entice enough to join. Perhaps the recent realignment of the recruitment minima may solve that issue?
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At the risk of getting my inbox full of those that tell me to shut up, there is a life out of EK.
For some, it's going to another job. In my case, it was just going home. ( and yes, I do enjoy it a lot, I won't mention the dogs), however can I say, to those that stay, be nice to each other. Because each other, is all you have.
For some, it's going to another job. In my case, it was just going home. ( and yes, I do enjoy it a lot, I won't mention the dogs), however can I say, to those that stay, be nice to each other. Because each other, is all you have.
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As someone originally interested in EK, I was keen to know more when the mins dropped. I'm ex TP, now jet, but not yet near the original min reqs.
After speaking to a mate already in EK, who confirmed all the horror stories, his advice was ..... Run a mile (in the opposite direction!)
Such a shame.
After speaking to a mate already in EK, who confirmed all the horror stories, his advice was ..... Run a mile (in the opposite direction!)
Such a shame.