Very Happy With ny roster

As the 'new normal' appears to be that pilots now get their rosters 2 weeks before the start of the next month, it does beg the question;

Why didn't they always do it?

2nd top, 1 (low) request and no preferences.

I loved the pat on the back they gave themselves for awarding 1 day off before leave for most (not even all) that had leave in the April roster.

Nice one guys, a real achievement :rolleyes:

hello,

General question, would EK consider an FO applicant with a total hours of 1800 and 1500 on narrow body jet MTOW above 20T?

Appreciate the comments.

Thanks

Donovan,

The fact that you are asking that question despite the WEALTH of information saying stay the heck away from here means EK won't just consider you, they've already got your course date inked in.

:ok:

Second top, pretty senior. Got one request I asked. Didn't ask for Russia or China oddly enough but got them both. Oh joy!

I also have leave in April with 1 day off before. Woop!

They say they plan to continue with this, well gee, thanks! Mediocrity achieved and to be maintained.

Maybe they've forgotten that 5 days off before leave used to be achievable?

Well I forgot to bid for April and was dreading the roster but to my shock it came out ok with 11 days off and 85hrs and trips that I bid for in my top months?????

I am happy but I dont understand as in top bids I get 8 days off with nothing I asked for and pretty senior...

Maybe ill forget to bid again next month but still cant wait to get the F@@k out of here..:ok:

87 hours, 10 days off and no India.

Oh, top bid and did not bid.

B-777. Left seat. Top bid. 9 days off. 97.5 hours. Bags are being packed. Enough is enough.

Exactly the same here.
The situation is despicable. That is the only word that comes to my mind. :ugh:

Same same. Preferences should be seniority based, at least then there'll be some kind of system, rather than the "global" view within the bid group.

As it used to be before, n'est ce pas?!

2nd top, pretty senior FO.
Got one request and no preferences - increasing to 10 is worthless.

Divide et imperar....and we know that only 1 guy is responsable for the mess we are in...
especially on the boeing, the combination of ULRs wih minimum rest combined with turns and layovers to the subcontinent resulting in rostercompression with less than 10 days off is unsustainable.
There is not a single reason to stay if you're on the tractor....

ooh yes, i will definately remind anyone I know considering joining about this aspect of the job. U really have to be out of your mind to join on the boeing.

Bottom Bid FO777 - works for me. Got what I wanted plus what I didn't want.

The extra request and preference merely allows them to publish statistics that show greater bid 'satisfaction' and appear to be giving more of what we want. If they gave us 50 requests and preferences they would be able to show nearly 100% 'satisfaction'.

Smoke and Mirrors

How many hours and days off or leave did you get?

Are you new at EK? Bottom bid and you got what you wanted. Did you bid for double Dohas and night Islamabads?

The old system worked well (before they tweaked with it and put in too many restrictions).
I wonder if that 380 would ever be dispatched to Barcelona? It would almost be like painting the Spinnaker tower red and white 😂. I'm sure they know what they're doing.