Hiring at Emirates
 

Just wondering, would somebody have a clue of next interview dates or is it done on a regular basis so far?
Due to next deliveries EK what is the number of crews required or expected for hiring in near future?

Cheers,

8 a week are getting an interview so far , thats 32/month.
Not all are taken , but there is 32 seats available......... :D

Thanks for the info. I guess I'll sit tight and wait for THE call then!

Cheers,

From the Gulf News website

Emirates cuts flights as demand falls
Dubai |By A Staff Reporter | 25-09-2001
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Emirates is cancelling several flights in response to falling demand following the terrorist attacks in the U.S.

The global airline industry has suffered massive losses since September 11 and most carriers have slashed schedules and shed thousands of jobs as tourists and businessmen avoid travelling. British Airways has announced that it is reducing its flights by 10 per cent and cutting 7,000 jobs.

Emirates yesterday said it was reducing flights to 11 destinations in the Gulf, Asia and Europe from September 27 to October 10. A spokeswoman said the services were being trimmed for those two weeks and the situation will remain under review. But the airline has no plans for job cuts.

The destinations affected by the cancellations are Bahrain, Muscat, Doha and Dammam in the Gulf; Karachi, Hyderabad and Hong Kong in Asia; and London Heathrow, Birmingham, Duesseldorf and Zurich in Europe.

Commercial Operations Director Ghaith Al Ghaith said, "Passengers can be assured that they will not be inconvenienced, but we are cancelling some flights to reflect demand."

He said passengers booked to any of the 11 destinations either on or after September 27 are advised to call the Emirates Call Centre on 04 2144444.

The affected flights are as follows:

In the Gulf region, Bahrain will continue to be served daily by flights EK243/244 but flights EK241/242 between Dubai and Bahrain are cancelled completely. Flights EK223/224 between Dubai and Muscat will operate four times weekly instead of daily. Flights EK223/224 and EK225/226 between Dubai and Doha will operate six times weekly instead of daily, and the three times weekly service between Dubai and Dammam will be reduced to twice weekly.

In the subcontinent, two daily services between Dubai and Karachi will be slightly reduced. The twice weekly service EK610/611 is unaffected. The four times weekly flights between Dubai and Hyderabad will operate twice weekly.

In the Pacific Rim, the three-times weekly, non-stop flight EK080/081 between Dubai and Hong Kong will operate twice weekly. Daily one-stop flights are unaffected.

In Europe, flights between Dubai and Zurich and Dubai and Duesseldorf will operate five times weekly instead of daily.

In the UK, flight EK005/006 to London Heathrow will operate six times weekly instead of daily, but flights EK001/002 and EK003/004 are unaffected. Flights between Dubai and Birmingham will operate six times weekly instead of daily, but services to Manchester and London Gatwick are unaffected.

Very interesting info thanks a lot........

Lads watch out. It is not a good time to move companies now and certainly not to Emirates if you are a westener. Dubai may be very cosmopolitan and all that, but 'if' or 'when' the international coalition make strikes it could get ugly. Think carefully before you make the move. It was a hard enough decision to make when times were good!! :eek:

I understand camel trader but it is better there than no job.......Also if dubai goes i am afraid a lot of other cities will go as well and not only in the middle east...
I have heard of no changes so far in dubai , in all domains.I there are please tell me so?
:confused:

"it could get ugly", and "if Dubai goes", dear oh dear, very pessimistic thinking, which we've heard before during the Iran/Iraq war, then the Kuwait invasion, followed by the bombing and land war. More a time for those of us out here to keep our heads down, do our jobs, hope we keep our jobs, and wait for it all to blow over. Wouldn't stop me from moving out here, though if I had a mind to.

well said i am going..........if i get the chance........ ;)

I fear the biggest danger now for DXB and Emirates is not the potential war but more so the effects of the lack of tourism. Don't forget that Dubai built Emirates due to it's great efforts to develop Dubai as a tourist haven. Will this tourism continue now? What effects will that have for Dubai and Emirates if the European tourist decides not to come to Dubai?

UAE overall economic viability depends on the political stability of Saudi Arabia. Obviously, because of interests none other than oil, the US and Europe will attempt to protect Saudi Arabia in case of an expanded Mid East conflict. The real danger is about a regional grass roots Islamic backlash that could cause some pro Western governments to collapse. "Illegitimate" governments such as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan...do not represent the true majority of its common people. Future regional upheavals could mirror the events of the former Iranian revolution. Definitely not a secure and stable environment for Western pilots to be working. :(

Your accessment is quite accurate, Glueball.
Looks as though you have done your homework.
In the ME, the bloom has definately gone off the rose.

Very accurate glueball. keep in mind, during the Irak/coalition war a bomb -Scud- landed few kms from Doha,Qatar capital. This isn't far from DXB ?? No panic boys, stay focused. :confused:

A scud into Pancho Villas....... not good, would spoil the taste of the margaritas.
The "younger boys" at EK are safe, so long as GF are downsizing.

Pancho Villas? Gawd, you’re really dating yourself, 411eh. Pancho’s slipped from anywhere near flavour of the month status with Dubai’s younger Western expat glitterati and clitterati a looooong time ago. Glueball’s assessment is very accurate, but doesn’t include two factors that could have immense and far-reaching effects on the whole region (and especially for expats living there).

Those two factors? Should one (or heaven forbid, both) the King in Saudi or Sheikh Zayed, the highly esteemed ruler of the UAE, die over the next twelve months, the cat could – would – really be among the canaries, so to speak. Both men are very old, neither enjoys good health, (Sheikh Zayed is currently in Switzerland for a check up), and given recent events, the succession in both cases may not be as clear cut and seamless as it might have been before.

Interesting times ahead, I think. But people not living in the area shouldn’t panic over remarks like those of ‘camel trader’. If he works for GF or EK, I suspect he’s hoping the flood of recruits will dry up so he can ask for a pay rise for living in a danger zone.

Doha "close to Dubai"? Last time I traveled that way it was almost an hour's flying time!! No way could a Scud have got to DXB - Doha was just about the limit of the range (and I suspect that was on a day with a following wind :) )

....well at least the margaritas at Panchos' are safe for the time being, with or without the current crop of western expat glitterati or clitterati. Years ago it was so popular I had to make reservations with an HF phone patch.

Anyone,

At 32 pilots p/m or so called for interviews, how many people left in the holding pool? Any guess? Just wondering so I can figure out when I may expect a call...

Cheers,

[ 04 October 2001: Message edited by: Jopa ]