EK Hold Pool (FO's)
 

Hi all , just wondering if any Boeing people from February / March interviews have received a start date yet ?

Negatory. Still waiting. Not heard of anyone getting the call yet.

thanks Don for the gen, guess its best just to turn up and wait your turn whenever it may be then. Thought it was too good to be true what HR were telling us during the interview. Oh well still looking forward to it either way, commands will still be faster than anything near home for me!!
Cheers

Ron

Any movement at all? Any rumours of movement? Even a whisper of movement? (Boeing)

Ron,

How long would you wait for a command back home? It's going to be a seriously long wait at EK. Make sure you really think it through. I can't imagine they would upgrade more than 200 per year. With roughly 2,000 FO's ahead of you it looks like a minimum of 10 years. Once they start up the DEC process again (inevitable) it will slow down the internal upgrades. Mgt will blame it on a lack of training capacity and say their hands are tied.

Considering the skyrocketing cost of living and how hard it is to save anything on a FO salary are you sure you want to make that kind of commitment to Dubai? It would be a shame to burn out completely on the ME just as your command arrives. You will fly a widebody with a low cost carrier roster. Emirates makes a lot of sense with a quick upgrade. But once it's 7+ years the sacrifices start to outweigh the benefits.

Hi Guys,

I seem to remember that EK would actually let you apply with 1500hr Jet (plus total time > 4000) and be interviewed (if chosen obviously) but you would only be allowed to commence employment if successful through the interview process AND once you met the 2000Hr jet rule.
Tried looking everywhere on the EK website but couldn't find anything to say this is still the case.

Thanks in advance

Just take everything that the company says with a pinch of salt - you will soon learn the ways of the operation :E

Airbus Pool
 

Is there anyone in the Airbus Hold Pool ? When did you get your acceptance call ?

Has anyone been called for an interview/assessment lately....it's been really quiet around here....read somewhere that hiring again starts in October...so does that mean they haven't been hiring for a while...????any one knows????

the sound of silence.

Any idea of how many fellows on the 777 pool by now? And about possible DOJ for them? Cheers!

GoAround_Flaps20

Current aircraft numbers stand at 186. More than 320 planned by 2017. That means fleet expansion of approx 75%. With north american pilots looking to head back (united to lure back furloughed pilots & others to follow soon due to pilots' shortage there , besides many openings coming up in Canada). Chinese carriers offering better money with european, Australian & american bases. Anticipating this upcoming attrition, new joiners may expect command within 4 years .... My observation, guys u may want to do your work on this as well & comment.

T7 flyer,

You may want to check those numbers. I believe its 280ish by 2020 at the moment. There are supposedly more aircraft leaving the fleet next year than what are being delivered. The last of the 777s now on order arrives in 2020. The 77x isn't available until after 2020. We have 100 777s now and will peak at 160 with present orders. So the FO with the last command on the last 777 to be delivered has been in the company for a few years by now. We have close to half of the 380s on order by the end of this year. The 350 (if they arrive) start in 2017.
The 4 year commands are over.

The Don

320 by 2017 ? Impossible, what Don said is more or less the plan as of now.

Emirates fleet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Source for the > 320 figure by 2018. Can anyone share input on the attrition factor as discussed above

Thanks ...

T7,
One of the major problems with Gen Y has been their failure to do proper research and only rely upon what is written on a computer screen, rather than using common sense and taking hold of the greater macro-economic picture. While not attempting to put you in that bracket, I am trying to point out that your statement is well out of context in this current discussion.

Your source is great, but the subsequent reference is to an article written back on 7/23/2010 @ 6:06PM, which is somewhat dated.:=

Trust all EK pilots when they tell you that much has happened at EK in the last two years!! I think Don and Fatbus are closer to the mark!:D

EK Hold Pool ((FO's) Boeing))
 

Dear 'anyone in the know',

Whilst rumours as always are rife about courses and start dates, I know two people who are definitely starting on a 777 course in late December.

My questions are:

1) has anyone on here been given a January start date?
and
2) does EK operate the 1 year Hold Pool limit before reassessment/chopping?

Many thanks,

CS

Hey guys,

I'm just reaching the mins and want to apply. Realistically do I have a shot? Around where are ppl getting hired qualification wise. I'm not typed :(

One was March this year, i'll ask the other.

Latest from HR - no courses on the Boeing until April '14. The last course this year appears to be the one in mid-December so a 4 month hiatus. Related to the runway closure/maintenance at DXB apparently.

B&S