S-Y-B, seems to be bad luck that you're in the 777 side of the airline habib.. When you mention the poor crew rest facilities you're right, it's shockingly bad on your fleet. By comparison the 345 CRC is 'fairly' good, and as for the ULR slingshots to IAH, GRU - well, have to wait 'til the 380's sent there I guess!!
Never had more than 14 days XX in a month, don't commute so aren't affected by the 'roster changes'. And you know what - I couldn't care less, and I hear some of you clamouring 'thanks for the support WK', but remember that in such a diverse selection of flight crew that we all want different things, so generally there is no 'united we stand, divided....'

Obviously there is very little consultation with management, welcome to the sand-pit:E

Sorry to say, but NO - anymore is the harsh truth!

as others have stated already:
"I've enjoyed my time with EK, but I'm afraid I'm very much on the countdown - i'm actively planning my exit strategy now" like so many others - for all the reasons stated as well:

too low payment, way to high accomodation costs , high costs, DXB become a crappy construction site whereever You go, company travel policy dreadful -
and now, they start messin' around with your rosters/ OFF-days - even when in top bid groups - enough is enough !!!

ten - nine -eight ....:}

I haven't been here long, but I can see what's beyond the honeymoon........

Get the training bond down, get the hours on type, GET OUT!

Some of you need to get out and enjoy the nice weather instead of wasting your time on pPrune. Summer's around the corner.

Just had a chat with a EK 777 Capt going back to UK charter 75/76, everyone has there own reason for coming ,staying or leaving. best thing anyone can do is lots of good homework. Gulf news = goodnews, and for the most part PPrune= bad news. Dubai is fast becoming a zoo and not a good place for kids or should I say not kid freindly.yes there are lots of things for kids but at a cost in $ and risk to life and limb on the roads. If you are like me I worry every time my family is out on the roads and not just the highways. Kids on school buses going down SZR no f..king way would I ever subject my kids to the idiots who drive those buses, if you do give your head a shake. Also just heard from a freind that outside some of the school locals claiming to be CID to lure kids into their cars, great , whats next.

What portion of the year do you have to be employeed to receive the bonus? My date to arrive in Dubai is looking like 1 July. Will I qualify for all or just a portion of next years bonus?

Thanks,

Guns

Bonus
 

Yes you will be elegible for the 8/12 of the pot. Cutoff date for 0/0 is end of September. If you have a wicked sense of humour and your friends call you cynical, Dubai is the place for you. It is for me.

I'm in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As a kid I was part of one of those "double blind" tests. They put me in a room with a big pile of sh1t. I turned to the administrator and asked for a shovel.

"Why would you want a shovel?" the Dr. says to me.

"YOUR the Dr, lady.........you can't see it! With all that sh1t, there has got to be a pony in there somewhere!

Yea, a glutton for pain, and the ultimate optomist!

Guns

Just a quick reality check. If you join now you're expected to stay in temporary accommodation, some one bedroom apartment in a undesirable part of town for up to 6 months. The excuse is that there is no accommodation, crap, there is they just don't want to pay for it.

How does one join this company with a family, Ek have asked the new joiners not to bring their families across for the 6 month period, what a great start.... how the #%*# does one get the kids in a school.

AHHHH kingpost!

No one really gives a F^&K here. That is an issue you and your families will have to sort out when you get here. Not EKs problem!!:mad: Sign the dotted line and be happy!

Sarcasm on:
If after serious consideration of ALL the factors you still decide to join the sandpit (as of today, with today's T&Cs), you must be pretty desperate. To the point of scaring us stuck in there as to your ability of judgement, not to say your ability stand alone .....
This was sarcasm! (Not intended to insult any one of you, as myself I have once joined.):}

Can anyone confirm that the villas being built in Mirdiff (v.short final RWY30L) are for EK? If that is the case good luck resting at any time of the day as there is no downtime in DXB anymore. I would judge that you pass overhead at about 1,000ft, fully configured with approach thrust set.
Also what happens when you have one of those Russian freighters take off from 12R and then fly level for 5 miles?

Scaglietti:confused:

I'm surprised to find how many very senior EK pilots are in the same situation. Every second pilot I've spoken to over the last week or two (ok, a slight exaggeration:O) seems to be living alone in his villa with the family gone home. In my compound, the bachelors outnumber the families.

Well 7x7 - i'm sorry to admit, but it's me too - as my wife left me with kids behind and was headin' back to scandinavia after 3 years down here at the sandy &crappy place - well, luckily not totally, but she prefers livin´at a civilized place w/o outreageous racism & reckless drivers - fearin' for the worst!
:ok:
naf furthermore - "Can anyone confirm that the villas being built in Mirdiff (v.short final RWY30L) are for EK?"

yes - unfortuneately i can confirm this - EK is going down the cheap road - cheap - cheaper - Emirates - which stands for:
English Management Indian Run - and the Employees Suffer - how true !:ugh:

White Knight is still happy at EK after 5 years, or so he says despite saying he needs a 30% pay rise so why can you not all be like him??

Ten EK pilots in my compound. Three, soon to be two of the ten have their wives with them. The rest are either divorced or the wives and kids live back home and the husbands (attempt to) commute.

Best job I ever had.
 

People forget where they come from.

8 years in EK and still happy. Okay - some things that were great 8 years ago are just acceptable now.
But a couple of days reality check at my origins (about 50N 10E +/- 5 degrees) make me feel homesick for DXB.
Sheikh Mo & Co are trying to write a book down here that nobody else has ever tried writing. I ll be damned to bug out before I see the end of the story - whichever way it goes. My grandchildren will appreciate grandpa's war stories one day.

If you live long enough that is...

You'll have a war story either way.

Things 'roun here 'er at an all time low. Never seen it worse. :cool: