Crinkl ...

18 days off??? You've gotta be kidding:)

Now, all these new pilots get all the fancy new houses and apartments, while the old hands are stuck in their crippled, falling apart old houses due to the moving policy.
That isn't fair, is it?:}

Crinklestein,

Can you please tell us what trips you got in your bottom 2 bids.Also how did you calculate the upgrade time frame? Does Millenium tower have a balcony?
Do you have any problems with noise from the construction from the downtown development.Sorry so many questions to ask.

So right now i have 5100tt. Half of those on an 767 and bout 2000hrs on 320. Which fleet would they put me on? Currently on the 320.

Ek Interview
 

Krinklstein Please Check Your Pm

Thylakoid

Naughty, naughty. := In the interests of a balanced view, you didn't state that the 'old' Pilots remaining in their crippled falling apart villas are still there through choice. Every Pilot, new and old, was given the opportunity to move to a brand new 4 bed falling apart house up in Silicon Oasis. :ok:

5Man - To answer your question. It depends really. if they have a lot of 777 courses on when you join then it's going to be Boeing, otherwise its the other fleet. All they do is fill courses but to an extent they try and keep Boeing guys Boeing and AB guys Airbus. Its mainly Boeing courses these days.

gj18457 - my 2 bottom bids? 4 flights last month, they cancelled one and I hardly flew during my reserve month. They pity-worked me cos I was so bored. Oh and I didn't even bid for that June roster, so go figure. The Millenium tower doesn't have balconys apart from what I have heard, 2 or 3 floors. Noise? You're so far up, there is no noise. Listen, if you join you're going to get an upgrade...how did I work it out? I didn't "work it out"...that is what has been happening in reality.

I don't know about parking aircraft a lot of my mates have a very cruisy June roster...And some people said that they didn't have anyone to fly our "parked aircraft"...Call me...they dont cos the planes are flying fine. EK is ticking away quite nicely with or without us. So lets just all get used to that part of reality and pull our heads in.

:yuk:

Freddi16

please check your private messages for your answers. Feel free to pass them on to the guys if they ask.

Good luck

Emirates Interview
 

Have an interview coming up very shortly.

Would greatly appreciate any feedback one can provide. I've done the searches here on the forum. Anything would help.

Thanks

"the Millenium tower is fantastic"...... "airbus upgrades under 4 years"....


YEAH RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahaha

ek interview
 

Hi Crinklstein Thanks For Your Answer Very Helpfull,anyway I Send You Another Pm With Some More Question.

Regards

Ek Interview
 

Hi Boeing I Send You A Pm Hope This Help You

Cheers

B777-300ER, Freddi and Fmc overheat. Check pms

Marinegunnner.....

They are hiring women now. We have 3 expat ladies flying EK. More to come.

:yuk:

Bymon ... moving to the middle of the desert, you mean:E

But everyone who lives there tells me it only takes them 15 minutes. To get anywhere :rolleyes:

Crinklstein seems to be a very happy chappy at EK, which is all fine and dandy, however this should not be at the cost of imprecise information.
F/O s upgrading on the Airbus are NOW 4 years since joining. Since we currently have just over 100 aircraft and the "final tally" is around 160 (subject to change of course, like everything else in the sandpit...), at a guess, I would imagine someone joining EK now as a F/O would require in excess of about 8 years to upgrade, after normal retirement, loss of medical, resignation rates etc.

I don't wish to shoot down your high hopes - and before anyone gets me wrong, I like it here - but it would be unfair to join EK with a misconception such as the above.

Picu

P.S. The millenium towers does not have balconies and all the windows are sealed (NO you CANNOT open any windows). Having said that, there may be an option to opt for other apartment blocks should you wish, although this is not guaranteed.

Upgrades to the left seat varies from 4years to 8years. Wow that is a huge diff if one is to join the emirates as a fo. So what is the real deal? 4 or 8? Does emirates provide tickets to fly over to dubai for the interview??

The only thing you can do is PREDICT an upgrade based on current information. It doesn't matter that upgrades are taking 3-4 years right now. That was for someone hired 3-4 years ago. Someone hired today will have to base their prediction on expected fleet growth and expected attrition rates. Those could easily change going forward. Fleet growth could come to a stop or it could accelerate. Attrition could come to a stop or it could accelerate. Nobody has a crystal ball and nobody can make a 100% accurate prediction. The airline could stop the DEC program or expand it. Lots of variables you see. It's all a crapshot. Good luck.



Typhoonpilot

Just google millenium towers and it looks pretty good to me. Do they provide 2 or 3 bedrooms? Well i don't mind sticking on the right seat for 4years but longer than that I might have to reconsider since I have been on the right seat for 9years now.

Deep Pockets
 

If you're going to get a command on a 737 or A320 and if flying big jets with a fantastic route structure is what you want, then join Emirates. You'll get a command on a new 777 or 340 anyway sooner than you ever will in your present company. We have to look long term. Sure one might get a 737 command and that in itself isn't bad, but sometimes one has to give up a sure command for a better one down the road. What guarantee will you have that in 7 years, your present company is still operating. A lot of people don't know it, but EK will be a global airline and a force to be reckoned with. When it comes to banking on companies, I prefer to bank on the one with the deepest pockets and you can be assured that EK has very, very deep pockets. We are going to be here for a very...very long time.

crinkel,
wait till your honeymoon is over, have seen it several times before.

Crinkel might be on a honeymoon, but gotta admit he"s right about the deep pockets. EK will last a long time.:confused:

Actually the airlines with deep pockets are Etihad and Qatar, not Emirates.

Abu Dhabi has around 12% of the worlds oil and Qatar has huge oil and gas reserves as well.

Dubai, the owner of Emirates has virtually none left as it has all been pumped and sold to finance the growth of the country in the hope that Dubai will become self sustaining through business and tourism.

As an outside observer I've been following this thread and feel moved to ask
who has control of the traffic rights?

I understood Abu Dhabi. In which case the following claim

"I prefer to bank on the one with the deepest pockets and you can be assured that EK has very, very deep pockets. We are going to be here for a very...very long time."

is meaningless whether or not its true.

I'll be interested to know the facts.:confused:

Come on Crinklstein, let's have some qualification on your sweeping statement about 'very, very deep pockets'.

Sounds like ill informed bluster to me.

Interesting....It's often the people that just came to DXB/EK that seem to have understood it all, know it all, figured it all....Work here and live here for a while Crankl, then, come again with the facts.... Enjoy your 8 years in the right seat.....

P.S. Go easy when spending your f/o's pay, you now live in the 14th most expensive city in the world....

M.

Have an idea that Crinklstein may be one of those smug, self satisfied and self congratulatory Yankee DECs.

If so his self perceived good fortune does not sit well with the recent misfortune of the bypassed for command EK Airbus F/Os.

Yeah whatever.!!!!
 

I know what I am getting paid and the conditions I live in and I will tell you ,"I will work for Emirates in a heartbeat " given the opportunity.
Where can I find the latest on the recruitment questions .Has the process changed recently ?. Anyone who has recently done the interview process feel kind enough to pm me .Please .?????:)
Thank you.

ek interview
 

hi, i submited my application december 2006, i recieved a telephone call at begining of march, just questions about general information that i submited, 15 days ago i wrote them a mail asking about my application status, the answer was that i am an hold until i have ICAO english lengauge chek and it will be the next year, some one in the same situation or some to have information about it? :(:(:(:(

thanks
nice flights

ek interview
 

Could You Explain What Is The Icao Language Check?

It's an approved Eng testing system that ICAO requires by , correct me if i'm wrong, 2008. details should be on the ICAO site

I believe the Talking Horse sent something about it the other day. If I am not mistaken, EK will hire some aviation English "experts" from Australia to organize the tests for us. I wonder what form of English this ICAO directive will be based on. These tests, if not standardized in one general English format, would be rather cumbersome. Imagine a test prepared by a person from South Africa or New Zealand, to name a few. It could be biased in favor of that person's language background. What stands as acceptable for an Australian, could be unacceptable for a Zimbabwean or American.

:E

Why I left ... the 10 truths
 

1. Dust
2. Construction sites
3. Traffic jams
4. Life threatening driving
5. Plastic society driven by money
7. Middle management ... clowns of their own circuis tent
8. Engineering misshaps that we are responsible for as pilots
9. New semi-trained cabin crew
10. Lies

U still want to join? Its a pleasure Sir "take my place":)

You're 6th reason being...............................

fatbus
 

you are right there is a english icao test for those countries where the english is not the native lenguage, it will be mandatory to renew your license in 2008.

So basically, all applications will be sort of on hold till the applicant get that english test completed? Who made up this rule? Whether or not a person can speak english fluently can be determine by just speaking to them. Surely that is more sensible....:confused:

Before you can attempt the ICAO language assesment, you have to pass the numerical sequence test, which gatvol2006 seems to have had a challenge with...:bored:

hee hee

k-o-t-s

to go or not to go?
 

Hi guys!
just had an interview with EK. don't have the job yet but i'm quite confident. I am currently a captain in a big corporate airline. the move to Dubai will cost me 40% of Salary, but think it worth it PROVIDED upgrade is within max 5 years. I've read almost all the posts of this thread, but still can not make an idea of the real t and c's in EK. Some people seem really happy some really upset. What is the reallity? most certainly in between. My questions are: what is an average EK FO salary? what is the annual raise? how easy is it for a wife to work in DXB? is the company backing up people for that?
It seems that my current management looks like the EK one, so as I do not practice brown nosing, I wouldn't like having to work in the same environment again.
Please help me to make up my mind!!!!
Thanks to all of you!

Having a good experienced
 

Dear all,

Just wanna shared...
I'd my turn to take a chance during t'selection but it didn't works 4 this time,after short brief with "K" we got chance to do the license assesment with a few recruiter team then we do the quiz.:hmm:
After the lunch at the building,I'd my sim session at the evening but I was not perfect enough to my job,when "M" told me why i did made a go around NOT on the excact DA.:{
So he called anyway to say I screw up but THEY GIVING ME CHANCE TO DO IT AGAIN FOR 24 Months from last Month.:}
The Place is not every one but it's a good experienced to FLY Out there,EK looking forward for a 2nd SHOT.:D

ur applicant:ok:

Hi to all,

I am on the Bus and have totally no idea how to fly a 777 for the sim check.:sad: Could any good souls out there provide me with info please.....Thanks. Please pm me.