TCAS was asked directly at the meeting whether or not there would be something announced in October. He answered with an unequivocal 'NO!'

Mr BYMONEK:

As you will be aware I am not a regular contributer to this forum but occasionally I do like to read some of the guys posts.

I appreciated MICK JAGGERS post giving us an insite to life within CX and Hong Kong, and agree, that Hong Kong may not be for everyone.

I am also pleased that you are happy with your villa in the desert and that your children enjoy swimming in the pool, however, one should refrain from pissing on others fires and showing resentment as this can raise the question of how happy you actually are in the desert.

I am sure that Mick will do extremely well from his investment in Hong Kong and that he can safely budget on the monthly outgoings associated with his purchase. I beleive that the costs associated with living in Dubai have recently increase with the introduction of a 'property fee' or tax as other countries like to call it. Maintenance and inflation are also other unknown quantities you are faced with in the UAE. Also, the capital gain in normal countries tends to maintain a steady growth.

I do hope that you consider retirement and the consequences when you have to leave the desert. After all, your kids will be all grown up and off to live in the real world. Will dad still have a pool for them to swim in then? :ok:

Loots, an excellent post! That basically says it all, none of us here in the desert are going to have anything at all if the conditions stay as they are. It's all very well for the Palm Island investors to say ' Hey! I made a million!' but not everyone had that sort of cash to invest.

Personally I have now had enough of the cr@p being thrown our way and will walk as soon as one of the jobs that I have applied for comes up. I am totally dissilusioned with the way things are run here, the package has deteriorated and the conditions are now poor. I am off. Thanks for having me. Swimming pools? Who bloody needs them....

Wiley said

"I flew with a very new FO on a recent flight who, IMHO, would be more than ready for upgrade after two PPCs. (No command time at all. Ex 747-400 FO with his country’s flag carrier, many years experience on the same international routes that EK operates on - and for the cynics among you, he has very dark brown skin.)"

Guess the recruitment department did choose some pilots worthy of their salt.;)

So has anyone heard whether this rumor is true or not? Is Emirates hiring Second Officers officially? From what I see in their website it would be a NO.

But things in the desert seem to be run a little different...

Well getting back to the topic...The guy calls me up the other day for info on the sim and stuff and says thats EK recruitment have advised him that its either going to be on the A380 sim or the 777. Does Ek even have an A380 sim yet? So judging from this information, I would say that Ek would be looking for 2nd officers to fill the A380 ranks. Would that be a safe assumption or is someone playing a really cruel joke on this poor fellow?

Loots

As is usual on these forums, some who reply to posts have either misread them or have taken them out of context. I personally know who ' Mick Jagger' is and as I said in my post, wish him well. I at no time 'pissed' on his fire and can assure you that I resent nobody. My point was about quality of life which for me would mean living in a 3 bed apartment. Friends of mine have recently bought in HK, spending over £1,000,000 for a 3 bed flat. ( £'s NOT $'s ) and it's nothing special. Mick never replied to the question of what $1,000,000 would buy you over 15 years or so. Neither did anyone else in fact. Surely that says something about HK prices. Regarding my retirement, that's all in hand thanks. Your concern is appreciated though!

Dissapointed

A 'handle' you gave yourself after being here I assume? You're not alone for sure but although some things have changed, I scratch my head at times wondering if we're all working for the same Company? If you think conditions are poor here, I genuinely wish you well in your search for something better.

BYMONEK

I am a turboprop F/O in florida and eventually I would like to fly for Emirates.
The S/O rumour is getting a lot of my attention of course.
I also thought about the fact EK has 45 A380 on order with the first one delivered in 2007 I believe. It would make sense to me that EK management starts thinking about how they are gonna fill those flight decks.
Therefore the recruiting of S/O from now would probably be a good idea( for me anyway! ;).
I might be totaly wrong of course and there could be thousands of pilots qualifying for the need EK will have in a couple of years.

Any opinions?

What makes you think EK management has any sense?

Hey Saviboy!!!!
 

Haven't you read all the posts?
Why the hell would you wanna do that?

crazy max
i read some of the posts here about Emirates, and it appears that the company is not the one it used to be.
however, i am not interetsed in working in the usa for the rest of my life. The stability is simply not there (i.e. delta, northwest, usa airways, eastern, pan am,etc...)
I am not saying that Emirates is the best airline in the world. I am looking into different alternatives in my career path . of course the most desirable airline for me is Cathay but from what I understood it is also the most desirable airline for a lot of poeple.
I am very open to advice from experienced people. What do u suggest? should I concentrate my efforts on Cathay exclusively?

Hi there. I'm an A320FO and i'm looking for moving with my family to Qatar or Emirates. Can you give me some info about the personal and proffesional differences?. I read a lot but i'm still no sure

To the guys keen on a career with Emirates.

Kindly do not decide on a career on the comments by a neanderthal who does not even work for EK or QR. Do a thorough search on Emirates and Qatar and then decide what you may desire.

Adios
RK