Pilot Shortage Fixed By October?!

[Mr Angry from Purley]

Buy Etihad and the pilot shortage may be fixed - that's a lot more crews to play with and can only assume some flights / aircraft would get dropped.

[pilotguy1222]

380 roster blows these days as well. I am constantly at 100hrs.

99hrs for October plus ground school and 2 days in the box.

[donpizmeov]

Originally Posted by pilotguy1222

380 roster blows these days as well. I am constantly at 100hrs.

99hrs for October plus ground school and 2 days in the box.

no wonder we are referred to as lazy. Complaining of 100hrs but only doing 99hrs and a bit of free stuff. : )

[Monarch Man]

Only a few days to go, and it would seem the shortage is getting worse, never mind though as live leave is now magically available to those who dont wish to cross the correct hand with silver.

[The Outlaw]

Originally Posted by Monarch Man

Only a few days to go, and it would seem the shortage is getting worse, never mind though as live leave is now magically available to those who dont wish to cross the correct hand with silver.

Are you on your final steps on the "walk to freedom"?

[Lepo]

Lots of flights having service reduction or cancellations in the next months. Pilot Shortage reflexes maybe? Or just weak economic performance?


Emirates in recent schedule update filed additional changes to its planned Northern winter 2018/19 season, effective from 28OCT18 to 30MAR19. Latest adjustment as follows.

Dubai – Adelaide 777-200LR replaces -300ER during following period: 28OCT18 – 30NOV18, 01FEB19 – 30MAR19
Dubai – Bangkok – Sydney eff 15JAN19 777-300ER replaces A380, 1 daily (Actual booking continues to display A380 for the time being)
Dubai – Barcelona 06NOV18 – 30NOV18 777-300ER replaces A380 on 2 daily flights
Dubai – Cape Town eff 01FEB19 Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
Dubai – Denpasar – Auckland Service reductions from 7 weekly to following:
12NOV18 – 03DEC18 5 weekly (Overall Dubai – Denpasar service reduces from 14 to 12 weekly)
21JAN19 – 30MAR19 4 weekly (Overall Dubai – Denpasar service reduces from 14 to 11 weekly)

Dubai – Ft. Lauderdale eff 28OCT18 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly
Dubai – Orlando eff 14JAN19 Reduces from 5 to 4 weekly, 777-300ER operating
Dubai – Perth Following period reduces from 14 to 11 weekly (EK424/425 reduces from 7 to 4 weekly): 07NOV18 – 28NOV18, 02FEB19 – 30MAR19
Dubai – Prague eff 06NOV18 Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
Dubai – Rome eff 28OCT18 Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
Dubai – Rio de Janeiro Galeao – Buenos Aires Ezeiza 11MAR19 – 30MAR19 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly
Dubai – Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Santiago de Chile Service reduces from 5 to 4 weekly (Sao Paulo overall from 12 to 11 weekly) during following period: 10NOV18 – 29NOV19, 08DEC18 – 15DEC18, 12JAN19 – 23FEB19, 17MAR19 – 30MAR19
Dubai – Singapore eff 15JAN19 EK352/353 A380 replaces 777-300ER (Overall remains unchanged at 2 daily each A380 and 777-300ER)
Dubai – Singapore – Melbourne 777-300ER replaces A380 during following period: 02NOV18 – 20NOV18, 15JAN19 – 30MAR19 (The latter period continues to display A380 at time of booking, however timetable has switched to 777)
Dubai – Tokyo Haneda eff 01FEB19 Planned 2-class 777-200LR service on Day 25 operates from this date, instead of from 01JAN19
Dubai – Yinchuan – Zhengzhou eff 15NOV18 3 weekly service cancelled

Previously reported changes:
Colombo – Singapore eff 28OCT18 1 daily service cancelled
Dubai – Amsterdam eff 01DEC18 Increase from 14 to 18 weekly, 19 weekly from 07JAN19
Dubai – Budapest eff 01FEB19 3-class 777-300ER replaces 2-class
Dubai – Edinburgh Service reduces from 7 to 5 weekly: 28OCT18 – 03DEC18, 15JAN19 – 27MAR19
Dubai – Johannesburg eff 01DEC18 EK761/762 once again operated by 3-class A380, replacing 777-300ER (Overall 2 daily each A380 and 777)
Dubai – Mashad eff 28OCT18 4 weekly service cancelled
Dubai – Moscow Domodedovo eff 25OCT18 Increase from 2 to 3 daily
Dubai – Multan eff 27OCT18 4 weekly 777-300 service cancelled
Dubai – Osaka Kansai eff 28OCT18 3-class A380 replaces 777-300ER, 1 daily
Dubai – Stockholm Arlanda eff 01DEC18 Increase from 1 to 2 daily, 3-class 777-300ER operating
Dubai – Zagreb eff 02DEC18 1 daily service transferred to flydubai for winter season, 737 MAX 8 operating

[Monarch Man]

It’s a miracle it’s solved! Superior Habibi genetics must be responsible.

[Emma Royds]

Can any of my 380 colleagues confirm the rumour that the RR powered aircraft, will be requiring a period of downtime to address an issue with high oil consumption?

If there is any truth to this, then I suspect this could make a noticeable difference to available capacity?

[Joker11]

Oh man CPT reduced again!? Is the temp or permanent?

[diesel9]

Originally Posted by Joker11

Oh man CPT reduced again!? Is the temp or permanent?

Seasonal..

[1 to go]

A way out?

Very sad to see the crippling work patterns now in EK, this cannot in the long term be any good for pilots or the company.
I hear a rumour that Virgin may recruit B777 pilots. A much better lifestyle for those who have had enough.

[Adam Barfy]

With the demise of Primera Air, I guess we will get some Scandinavians applying. But there are better options around.

Will be interesting to see how many take up the offer, now EK is far from being the airline of choice.

[fatbus]

Primera Air - 7 AC ? Less than 100 pilots total? My guess EK @ 10

[Adam Barfy]

EK Commercial Director... “There is no longer a shortage of pilots”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...id-fleet-pinch

[donpizmeov]

Thank God STC identified and fixed the problem so quickly . Rosters should be down to mid 90hrs now.

[seven3seven]

" operated by Persian Gulf carrier Emirates " AHAHHA good one bloomberg

[Joker11]

https://youtu.be/cognzTud3Wg

Are we really running out of pilots?

[donpizmeov]

Reading TCTs scribble today I had a flash back to only 14yrs ago when TCK wrote that we were getting DECs . Promises were made then too about no FO being left behind . Ask how it worked out for FOs on the 330 fleet back then when their commands blew out to 7yrs when 777 fellas were taking 3yrs . I take it this was what was needed to bring Easy pilots over.

Funny how they can talk about the need for experienced pilots, and go to such measures to hire some short haul ones . And at the same time allow Capts to keep leaving . They must think worse of us than I believed if they really think we are going to believe this sh?t.

Let the seasonal flight changes and cancellations continue . Muppets .

[SOPS]

Why do the need Easy pilots at all, Don? Just a few posts above yours is an article telling us there is no pilot shortage.🤬🤬

The muppets can’t even get their story straight to make the lies at least the same.

[fatbus]

Muppets is an understatement. More waste of money spent covering up the person responsible by firing those around her and losing good people as a result!