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EchoKilla 4th Jun 2020 09:01

one of them is capn wham bam B.al.M ....


Originally Posted by donpizmeov (Post 10801762)
Does anyone know who the chief pilot of the Bus fleet is at EK? We haven't heard anything from him/her, nor anyone else really, and I am hoping they are all ok.
Thought I should send an email to check on how they are going, and update them on how the pilot group is going.

A great chance to interact with the pilot group.....wasted. Must be too busy checking sick days and productivity stats.


donpizmeov 4th Jun 2020 10:10


Originally Posted by EchoKilla (Post 10801782)
one of them is capn wham bam B.al.M ....

Aaaaaaarrrr.....No he is not. Do you really work at EK?

The Outlaw 4th Jun 2020 10:34


Originally Posted by donpizmeov (Post 10801849)
Aaaaaaarrrr.....No he is not. Do you really work at EK?

One is bader than the others...or at least used to be.

donpizmeov 4th Jun 2020 12:54


Originally Posted by The Outlaw (Post 10801876)
One is bader than the others...or at least used to be.

True, but that all changed last year.

Capn Rex Havoc 4th Jun 2020 16:00

EchoKiller -

The fact that I still sit here in DXB wishing myself I dont get that "call"....
and yet you don't know that Bader is no longer the Chief Pilot, hmmmm .....

fatbus 4th Jun 2020 18:06

The guy now is a real loser ! Shocking they made him CPA., but then again. They want a YES man and they got a winner. Absolute clueless individual.

BigGeordie 7th Jun 2020 08:54

They didn’t say that. Expect both.

jetstreem 7th Jun 2020 09:18

50% basic cut extended for a further 3 months. Any adjustments to other benefits?

felixthecat 7th Jun 2020 18:48

Alfa B ... fishing by any chance? None of us know anything.

Alfa bravo 7th Jun 2020 20:13


Originally Posted by felixthecat (Post 10805018)
Alfa B ... fishing by any chance? None of us know anything.

Never mind

Jet II 7th Jun 2020 21:05


Originally Posted by jetstreem (Post 10804573)
50% basic cut extended for a further 3 months. Any adjustments to other benefits?

Not that I have heard. I have to say that I do think that EK have handled the situation pretty well so far when compared to other airlines around the globe. The sliding scale of pay reductions from 50% for management grade and 25% for the rest with no cuts for those on the bottom of the scale who can least afford it. At least no layoffs apart from those on probation - hopefully things will pick up enough to prevent any future job losses.

Emma Royds 7th Jun 2020 22:43


Originally Posted by Jet II (Post 10805115)
Not that I have heard. I have to say that I do think that EK have handled the situation pretty well so far when compared to other airlines around the globe. The sliding scale of pay reductions from 50% for management grade and 25% for the rest with no cuts for those on the bottom of the scale who can least afford it. At least no layoffs apart from those on probation - hopefully things will pick up enough to prevent any future job losses.

There is no sliding scale from July onwards. Based on the email sent on the 7th June, the vast majority of EK employees will now face a 50% salary cut for the months of July, August and September. For our colleagues in the cabin, only the CSAs have been spared and will remain on full salary.

I hope the banks will continue to show some flexibility with debt repayments for those affected.

DuneMentat 8th Jun 2020 01:16

Heard from someone in the office, all meeting rooms have been booked for 2 weeks from Tuesday by HR

fatbus 8th Jun 2020 04:20

DM , Means nothing ! Wait for more confirmed info

EchoKilla 8th Jun 2020 04:48

When u say in the office - were u booking a room? Coz most of the “office folks” aren’t booking too many rooms so much these day


Originally Posted by DuneMentat (Post 10805257)
Heard from someone in the office, all meeting rooms have been booked for 2 weeks from Tuesday by HR


DuneMentat 8th Jun 2020 05:14


Originally Posted by EchoKilla (Post 10805310)
When u say in the office - were u booking a room? Coz most of the “office folks” aren’t booking too many rooms so much these day

No I'm trying to stay away from the office. But the fact that most meeting rooms are booked with most still working from home to me means something is about to happen. I don't expect a big announcement rather just the first thing people will hear is when they get asked to come in for a meeting.

firegrass 8th Jun 2020 14:15


Originally Posted by DuneMentat (Post 10805325)
No I'm trying to stay away from the office. But the fact that most meeting rooms are booked with most still working from home to me means something is about to happen. I don't expect a big announcement rather just the first thing people will hear is when they get asked to come in for a meeting.

It's started.....

Python27 8th Jun 2020 14:16

... Another batch of e-mails for several pilots for a meeting with flight ops...

macdo 8th Jun 2020 15:22

Word on the wire is 599 more redundancies. Commiserations if true

DuneMentat 8th Jun 2020 15:25

Looks like majority A380 but also some 777 are affected


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