...and all the expats should leave Dubai to the Emiratis?:hmm:

what does all this mean?
 

do you not bid for lines? how many days off do you get a month? do you just work on call? How many days off in the month do you get? How many hours do you fly when your working? What are the FLIGHT hours like?
FOr instance,
i go to work now, fly 4-8 hour days...go to overnight (usually 8-12 hours)
then fly again for 3 more days.
Im away from home 4 days a week and home for 3 days.

IS there anything positive to say about Emirates? Id like to hear all the bad with the good....

Am a 777 driver, 103 hours this month, 8 days off :ugh:
Never worked harder in my life :mad:
Time to get outta here, this is just ridiculous :=

I know its Crimbo next month blah blah blah....but has anyone seen sign of their F/O or Cpt roster yet? :hmm:

Airbus rosters are out. Another 90 hour month.:ugh: Still, I see from 7 Days today that our independent and unbiased regulator says that there is no fatigue problem here. So that's alright then.

So no one can post an actual monthly roster (schedule or whatever you call it) because manangement will see it and bust you? I'm not trying to bust anyone's balls here, but dustyprops and 145qrh made it sound like posting an actual schedule, even de-identified, could get you identified and into trouble...

All the info you guys have provided is great, its really appreciated, but do I understand correctly that we (non EK pilots) will never see an ACTUAL schedule until we work there or we're really good friends with someone?

thanks

Rosters
 

It's a schedule. What do you want to know? You do a few flights and you get a fewer days off. Some flights are night turns and some are not. Layovers are sometimes short or long. Days away are two to nine.
They are as different as snowflakes.
Can you show me a snowflake? I want to know what one looks like. :ugh:

Nice one Troff:D

Where's my roster?
 

TROFF,

What I want to know is: when are my days off so I can plan some kind of social life. I don't give a toss which bit of tarmac they're sending me to or how often.

It's not asking much to want to be able to tell your friends that you can or cannot come to their piss up or buy tickets for a concert etc, is it?

The company expects maximum flexibility from us but in this respect they steadfastly refuse to afford us the same courtesy. (Yeah, I know, I shouldn't be surprised).

Bloggs

Hello

I'm curious to know whether or not flight crew are able to leave DXB on days off? If I were to join would I be able to go to the UK on a block of 4-5 days off at least once a month? If so which fleet is preferable for this?

Kind Regards,

I highly doubt you'll ever get 4-5 days off at one time.

In theory it's possible, but most months you would have to work hard to do swaps and sell your soul to get the days off. There are a number of folks that do it but it ain't easy!

If you need to have the days off every month, IMHO, don't do it. If it's not a must, but something you could live without on a regular basis, delve a little deeper.

H-D

There are plenty of pilots getting 4-5 days off in a row and some even more 7+, you just cant count on it.

Possible on the 777 or 380 fleets currently, but don't count on it. Completely impossible on the 330/340 fleet. It's a short haul fleet being scheduled with no ULR's with similar hours to the long haul fleets. Crazy and dangerous. Go 777 or 380.

Thanks for the info guys. Will keep it all in mind if I choose to go down this route.

Roster Vs 42 Annual Leave Days
 

Hello,

I would appreciate If someone could give me a brief explanation in how the 42 annual leave days are allocated. Can I group about 3 annual leave days everymonth with my days off, so I end up having 6-7 days off consecutively, like in Korean Air?? I have no clue how it works, and would be very helpful to see if I can commute home at least once per month, with 6-7 days off aprox.

Thanks!!

Free Wings....not ubtil hell freezes over.....I would kill for enough days off to ger home.....

Why isn't annual leave days allocated on a yearly basis?

With all the recruitment going on, new joiners and command upgrades, why is Emirates still short of staff?

Leave..allocated on a annual basis...:ugh:..thats funny..sometimes they will give a "forced" group of just 4 days leave (useless if you want to leave Dubai to go home) but handy to EK if you are bunping on max hours....as far as "all yne new joiners"....maybe the supply is running out, and also new aircraft keep arriving without enough crew to fly them, so the hours stay high, for captains at least:{

Annual Leave
 

Thanks SOPS,

now that I know that no chance, or at least difficult to get home everymonth, still don't know how they allocate your 42 leave days.
Do you have a few of them everymonth, or twice a year 10 days... I am just guessing. Obviously EK is not commuting contract, but the ones that you are working there and live in Europe, how often do you guys go home??