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Forum: Middle East
11th Dec 2022, 20:24
Replies: 66
Views: 36,454
Posted By expat400

Any idea why they don't include hours on A330?...

Any idea why they don't include hours on A330? Same rating as A350 (EASA) and basically the same aircraft as A340.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2021, 09:53
Replies: 360
Views: 193,940
Posted By expat400

"fcu? What’s that? (10000 hours on 777)" ...

"fcu?
What’s that?
(10000 hours on 777)"

Airbus jingo for MCP...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jun 2019, 16:42
Replies: 27
Views: 28,267
Posted By expat400

Chinese ATC is a joke. Flying regularly into PVG...

Chinese ATC is a joke. Flying regularly into PVG and the incompetence is stunning. LHR controllers would get 10 times the aircraft movement on that airport. They build more and more runways and...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
29th Aug 2018, 20:41
Replies: 205
Views: 226,972
Posted By expat400

"After the way they treated Expats in the past...

"After the way they treated Expats in the past why would anyone join?

People with 20+ years of service treated like disposable temporary workers."

Who cares if they'd been there for 20 years?...
Forum: Middle East
31st Jan 2018, 19:43
Replies: 49
Views: 34,294
Posted By expat400

"I’m sure we will get the bottom of the barrel...

"I’m sure we will get the bottom of the barrel again."


Well B2. Considering that everyone who joined after 2005 is from the "bottom of the barrel" according to LHR Rain I think EK is doing a...
Forum: Middle East
11th Jan 2018, 11:26
Replies: 4,944
Views: 3,509,446
Posted By expat400

I completely understand your point SOPS. I was an...

I completely understand your point SOPS. I was an expat for 9 years myself. Moved the family halfway around the world. Our "contract" was set in stone about the same way your was... and treated the...
Forum: Middle East
11th Jan 2018, 07:42
Replies: 4,944
Views: 3,509,446
Posted By expat400

"Who in their right mind is joining now" "This...

"Who in their right mind is joining now"
"This used to be a good job but not anymore"
"EK is scraping the barrel"
"Anyone with a pulse will be hired"

Use the search function and you will find...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
24th May 2017, 19:44
Replies: 111
Views: 143,176
Posted By expat400

So you never eat? Or drink? Or buy stuff? Or go...

So you never eat? Or drink? Or buy stuff? Or go visit friends? Or date women (or men)? Or leave your house for whatever reason? If so, you might save 15... but what are you saving for? To be the...
Forum: Middle East
14th Apr 2017, 21:05
Replies: 179
Views: 252,772
Posted By expat400

2005 (12 years ago) one of the guys in this...

2005 (12 years ago) one of the guys in this thread wrote:

"We will always be treated no bettter that an Indian to mangement and it is time we start going to greener pastures. I have had it."
...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2017, 13:50
Replies: 866
Views: 506,498
Posted By expat400

Of course Wiggy. No arguments about that.

Of course Wiggy. No arguments about that.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2017, 12:17
Replies: 866
Views: 506,498
Posted By expat400

Once again. The problem here wasn't that they...

Once again. The problem here wasn't that they kept the engine running. I would have done the same (unless told different by the QRH). But I can't understand why they used it for reverse after...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2017, 13:58
Replies: 866
Views: 506,498
Posted By expat400

For me the big question is: If you have...

For me the big question is:

If you have operated an engine in idle for a long time before landing due to suspected damage, why would you use the reverser on that engine?

If they hadn't used the...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Sep 2016, 16:07
Replies: 204
Views: 152,423
Posted By expat400

The focus on block hours in this industry is...

The focus on block hours in this industry is madness. If you don't look at number of flights and type of flying block hours says absolutely nothing about your experience.
Forum: Middle East
18th Jan 2016, 10:41
Replies: 94
Views: 67,629
Posted By expat400

flyinthesky How do you judge the quality of...

flyinthesky

How do you judge the quality of a DEC? By 30 minutes in a SIM he's never flown? His ability to multiply fractions? Or by his experience and records?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jan 2016, 17:35
Replies: 423
Views: 174,401
Posted By expat400

"Hence it is for the good of society that pilots...

"Hence it is for the good of society that pilots are shielded from criminal liability when they make mistakes."

I find it hard to call this a "mistake". That implies that it was just a small...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jan 2016, 14:44
Replies: 423
Views: 174,401
Posted By expat400

What about a truck driver going through town way...

What about a truck driver going through town way too fast and because of that crashing into a school bus killing 25 children?

Should he not be put to trial because it was an "accident"? Should he...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jan 2016, 07:22
Replies: 423
Views: 174,401
Posted By expat400

This was not an accident. It was involuntary...

This was not an accident. It was involuntary manslaughter and he should have been in prison.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
29th Dec 2015, 08:31
Replies: 38
Views: 9,554
Posted By expat400

Silber "as there are many pieces of the ATC...

Silber

"as there are many pieces of the ATC puzzle we pilots are not aware of ....and appearances can be deceiving."

Totally agree with you on that. I read your first post as you had a SIA777...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
28th Dec 2015, 16:14
Replies: 38
Views: 9,554
Posted By expat400

"I've been on the ILS in SIN and had to break off...

"I've been on the ILS in SIN and had to break off and do an orbit, so a SIA 777 could be #1. "

So telling you to do an orbit below 3000 feet in the control zone instead of landing would help the...
Forum: Middle East
9th Oct 2015, 06:42
Replies: 13
Views: 6,013
Posted By expat400

Capn Rex "That is wrong and illegal." ...

Capn Rex

"That is wrong and illegal."

If you read my post again you can see that I agree with you. I was talking about fatigue as a consequence of that practice.
Forum: Middle East
8th Oct 2015, 18:23
Replies: 13
Views: 6,013
Posted By expat400

Capn Rex I understand that you are picked up...

Capn Rex

I understand that you are picked up about 2:15 before departure? Look at all the guys in Europe and US who are commuting. Many of them leave home a lot earlier and arrive hours before...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
3rd Oct 2015, 19:51
Replies: 34
Views: 49,231
Posted By expat400

"mouth-watering 11 days off in a row" The...

"mouth-watering 11 days off in a row"

The price for that is 18-20 days in a row away from your family each month and no leave. Maybe good for some but not for me.
Forum: Middle East
26th Sep 2015, 19:18
Replies: 32
Views: 34,449
Posted By expat400

Weird... how would he send marketing stuff to...

Weird... how would he send marketing stuff to anyone? I don't think any seniority list includes email and/or home addresses?
Forum: Middle East
21st Sep 2015, 16:33
Replies: 91
Views: 55,953
Posted By expat400

"But with so many warning signs that it is not...

"But with so many warning signs that it is not better? Are they as dumb as moths?
I guess not, but there must have been a change in criteria for recruitment, maybe even in today’s general schooling:...
Forum: Middle East
21st Sep 2015, 16:27
Replies: 572
Views: 258,828
Posted By expat400

It's easy to find posts every year from 2005 and...

It's easy to find posts every year from 2005 and onwards describing EK:s applicants as "being scraped from the bottom of the barrel" or "third world applicants".

Where are they today?
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2015, 08:18
Replies: 746
Views: 792,872
Posted By expat400

How many deaths have we had due to pax bringing...

How many deaths have we had due to pax bringing hand luggage during an evacuation? What would be the cost of retrofitting all aircraft with central locking? Cost-benefit calculation anyone?

Get...
Forum: Middle East
3rd Sep 2015, 07:40
Replies: 572
Views: 258,828
Posted By expat400

Has EK deteriorated that much? Read these posts: ...

Has EK deteriorated that much? Read these posts:

"need to put out the applications and start looking around. EK is just so arrogant. This use to be a very good job (and still is for the 3rd world)...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jul 2015, 19:48
Replies: 13
Views: 7,621
Posted By expat400

MAYDAY - The radiotelephone distress signal to...

MAYDAY - The radiotelephone distress signal to indicate grave and/or imminent danger requiring immediate assistance

Do you suggest that an overweight landing is an emergency?

"Are you saying...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jul 2015, 18:13
Replies: 13
Views: 7,621
Posted By expat400

Declare an emergency for lav inop? Extremely...

Declare an emergency for lav inop? Extremely unprofessional.
Forum: Middle East
15th Jun 2015, 20:31
Replies: 23
Views: 10,316
Posted By expat400

OK Falcon, fair enough, I accept your knowledge...

OK Falcon, fair enough, I accept your knowledge about this. Having said that, wouldn't EK:s complete lack of respect for fatigue issues among it's crew members be a bigger issue for the insurance...
Forum: Middle East
15th Jun 2015, 19:07
Replies: 23
Views: 10,316
Posted By expat400

Falconeasy "most certainly" Do you know...

Falconeasy

"most certainly"

Do you know or do you speculate? On a direct question from me to one of my former employer's chief pilot he stated that the experience of the direct entry crew had...
Forum: Middle East
15th Jun 2015, 18:44
Replies: 23
Views: 10,316
Posted By expat400

"You might not hesitate to put TP pilots in a 777...

"You might not hesitate to put TP pilots in a 777 or a 380 but the insurance premiums will surely go through the roof. "

Complete BS... No insurance company gives a crap about the background of...
Forum: Middle East
5th May 2015, 15:34
Replies: 44
Views: 24,192
Posted By expat400

You guys spend a lot of time in the aircraft,...

You guys spend a lot of time in the aircraft, that's for sure. But it would be interesting to see the number of duty days per year in relation to these block hours. 900 BLH can feel very differently...
Forum: Middle East
4th May 2015, 18:00
Replies: 110
Views: 131,819
Posted By expat400

"The unemployment package in Scandinavia is...

"The unemployment package in Scandinavia is fantastic"

Sure... a captain at the top salary level in Sweden will get SEK 476 (209 dirhams) per day after tax in unemployment benefits.

But, that...
Forum: Middle East
28th Apr 2015, 20:04
Replies: 8
Views: 2,096
Posted By expat400

B2 :D:D:D:D

B2

:D:D:D:D
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