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Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 06:32
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,120,499
Posted By greenfields

Well, while not exactly the same, I guess you...

Well, while not exactly the same, I guess you think they better dump the 777-300ER as well due to the design features needed on that jet??
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 20:03
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,120,499
Posted By greenfields

No. It is time for the Regulators and...

No.

It is time for the Regulators and Airlines to realise that flying a jet isn't the simple task that they keep trying to delude themselves into believing, in the name of cost cutting. Hopefully...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 06:43
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,120,499
Posted By greenfields

Well aren't they? They'll go with the dodgiest of...

Well aren't they? They'll go with the dodgiest of airlines to save $50! So the answer is, yes, people are stupid so maybe they are thinking exactly that.



Really? Do we not understand that had...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2019, 10:26
Replies: 49
Views: 49,720
Posted By greenfields

See how many times you do that after doing a ULR...

See how many times you do that after doing a ULR flight. I'm tipping not even one. :ok:
Forum: Middle East
12th Feb 2019, 11:28
Replies: 27
Views: 16,297
Posted By greenfields

So join in your 20s and have a Command at a...

So join in your 20s and have a Command at a legacy in your 40s. That's ok to everybody but the "NEED IT, DESERVE IT, OWED IT" NOW generation.

And oh, how that impatience is going to bite so many....
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2019, 19:00
Replies: 99
Views: 107,353
Posted By greenfields

Unless it was for WINDSHEAR, in which case the...

Unless it was for WINDSHEAR, in which case the TOGA switches are pressed prior to advancing the TLs.



This is a by product of the escape manoeuvres, not a reason for it to remain down. The gear...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jan 2019, 22:46
Replies: 572
Views: 233,261
Posted By greenfields

Thanks JJJ01, I too have pondered why Rated...

Thanks JJJ01,

I too have pondered why Rated De would spend so many hours on here attacking Qantas & its Management. In the end I came to the conclusion Rated De is just another egotist who hasn't...
Forum: Middle East
5th Jan 2019, 02:42
Replies: 12
Views: 14,857
Posted By greenfields

Not as a Captain they aren't sporto. And where...

Not as a Captain they aren't sporto. And where they are recruiting now - the 320 - you need 500hrs on type to get a gig.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Nov 2018, 22:35
Replies: 118
Views: 50,080
Posted By greenfields

Simple. Everyone who is genuinely a pilot...

Simple. Everyone who is genuinely a pilot inundate his inbox Captain Byron Bailey - Aviation Expert (http://www.captainbyronbailey.com/contact) in a professional and respectful manner, letting him...
Forum: Middle East
31st Oct 2018, 23:46
Replies: 34
Views: 28,258
Posted By greenfields

Not so fast. Healthy today? Yes.(Or rather, I...

Not so fast. Healthy today? Yes.(Or rather, I appear to be.) Healthy a year or 3 from now. Maybe, maybe not.

The simple fact is EK pilots and Cabin Crew are guinea pigs. No one knows the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Sep 2018, 20:57
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,440
Posted By greenfields

Well at least they're out and open about it....

Well at least they're out and open about it. Nothing wrong with that - good to see they're not defined by their job!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Sep 2018, 03:07
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,440
Posted By greenfields

Keg, as was relayed to me, you stated that you...

Keg, as was relayed to me, you stated that you can't understand why every RAAF pilot who applies to Qantas isn't automatically sent for psychometric testing. So you are therefore holding a pilot...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Sep 2018, 22:07
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,440
Posted By greenfields

Blunt is an interesting word, - it has a...

Blunt is an interesting word, - it has a particular meaning to a certain demographic. In line with that usage I find your words very interesting Keg, because the rumour is you fairly recently put...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Aug 2018, 01:16
Replies: 80
Views: 20,805
Posted By greenfields

*For the vast majority of employees, and subject...

*For the vast majority of employees, and subject to some exceptions set out in this document, this component is payable after the employee’s Post-Wage Freeze Collective Agreement (defined below) is...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 10:58
Replies: 198
Views: 144,510
Posted By greenfields

I suspect that Human Factors - in the form of...

I suspect that Human Factors - in the form of Psychological testing and Psych Evaluations - will now get even greater play. I don't believe it will be too hard for regulatory authorities to argue...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Jun 2018, 04:28
Replies: 42
Views: 18,402
Posted By greenfields

Correct, which is why training them to be robots...

Correct, which is why training them to be robots is an abject failure.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Jun 2018, 01:51
Replies: 42
Views: 18,402
Posted By greenfields

And one of the biggest problems with a Sim...

And one of the biggest problems with a Sim Exercise is the matrix, thanks CASA...... :rolleyes: The sim is always trained to do an Evacuation, and never is a scenario given where a thought process...
Forum: North America
23rd Jun 2018, 23:52
Replies: 22
Views: 6,906
Posted By greenfields

Correct. Instead, there is a very big 'buy out'...

Correct. Instead, there is a very big 'buy out' policy. (now USD 48K I believe.)

They can't attract pilots because the conditions are so bad (forget what STC has said, they are >800 pilots short),...
Forum: Middle East
23rd Jun 2018, 22:21
Replies: 59
Views: 43,199
Posted By greenfields

2 years upon completion of line training.

2 years upon completion of line training.
Forum: Middle East
18th Jun 2018, 21:18
Replies: 46
Views: 49,523
Posted By greenfields

Don that was A+. :ok:

Don that was A+.
:ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jun 2018, 05:32
Replies: 21
Views: 7,453
Posted By greenfields

Yawn. Newsworthy? Only because 'kick the National...

Yawn. Newsworthy? Only because 'kick the National Carrier' is a game in Australia.

:rolleyes:
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
12th Jun 2018, 12:17
Replies: 80
Views: 56,068
Posted By greenfields

EK crew are Long, Medium and Short Haul. A...

EK crew are Long, Medium and Short Haul. A certain psychopathic manager targets 8 days off a month for Tech Crew because he considers them the same as office staff.

Try getting a sleeping pattern...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Jun 2018, 03:52
Replies: 1,212
Views: 817,422
Posted By greenfields

I know a (probably the only?) guy this could be...

I know a (probably the only?) guy this could be referring to. When I asked him he said he doesn't recall it being said to him, but if it was said to him it was in jest cos he can't remember it and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Jun 2018, 10:05
Replies: 1,212
Views: 817,422
Posted By greenfields

You don't. But if you want to get into a...

You don't. But if you want to get into a Legacy/Major back home - whether it be the USA, UK, Aust, Germany,France or wherever, then you do. That's life, and so be it. Join the bottom of the queue,...
Forum: Middle East
24th Mar 2018, 22:10
Replies: 85
Views: 74,916
Posted By greenfields

I wasn't called before I left. I haven't...

I wasn't called before I left.

I haven't been called since I left.

None of my many colleagues who have also left have been called.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Mar 2018, 04:09
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,440
Posted By greenfields

Exactly. Applicants are being placed onto a hold...

Exactly. Applicants are being placed onto a hold for for longer than 9 months, getting interviews with VB and a job within the month. Good applicants being lost for no reason. The processing times...
Forum: Middle East
1st Feb 2018, 21:35
Replies: 49
Views: 34,224
Posted By greenfields

Boom! Well there you go. Thanks Don. :)

Boom! Well there you go. Thanks Don. :)
Forum: Middle East
1st Feb 2018, 20:10
Replies: 49
Views: 34,224
Posted By greenfields

I agree with all of what you say filion, the only...

I agree with all of what you say filion, the only exception is re the base training. I think that is an industry wide standard now, not EK specific. I'm not sure that any major carrier operating...
Forum: Middle East
23rd Jan 2018, 18:51
Replies: 54
Views: 51,630
Posted By greenfields

Harry, The Company provides an Exit Survey...

Harry,

The Company provides an Exit Survey to those leaving. As we all know, it is a box ticking exercise that will never be acted upon. I thought why not share the reasons I had here as well, for...
Forum: Middle East
21st Jan 2018, 21:23
Replies: 54
Views: 51,630
Posted By greenfields

Things to ponder when considering EK

I've received a few messages asking me to post this as a stand-alone post instead of buried in the interview thread. So I've started a thread here. People will choose to work for EK for a variety of...
Forum: Middle East
21st Jan 2018, 10:27
Replies: 4,944
Views: 3,496,415
Posted By greenfields

As Seaman Staynes said, the simplest and most...

As Seaman Staynes said, the simplest and most striking fact is that work-life balance has completely disappeared from the job - there is none. The little time that is now spent at home between trips...
Forum: Middle East
20th Jan 2018, 01:05
Replies: 73
Views: 55,562
Posted By greenfields

777-up, I don't know if you have...

777-up,



I don't know if you have friends in other industries, but if you do, talk and start listening to them. The bailout (of Dubai) that occurred last time courtesy of Abu Dhabi won't,...
Forum: Middle East
18th Jan 2018, 23:09
Replies: 4,944
Views: 3,496,415
Posted By greenfields

True, but the intent is accurate. Sealear wasn't...

True, but the intent is accurate. Sealear wasn't being literal.

The number of inconsistencies within the EK training department, and the number of outright fools who state things that show they...
Forum: Middle East
15th Jan 2018, 05:28
Replies: 78
Views: 175,233
Posted By greenfields

As in Dubai, where the delusion has reached the...

As in Dubai, where the delusion has reached the stage where management believe that Dubai is a good place to live, and people come for the city rather than to work for the airline. It is a mistake...
Forum: Middle East
14th Jan 2018, 22:32
Replies: 48
Views: 38,253
Posted By greenfields

In the ME you never, ever get 'home'. It is...

In the ME you never, ever get 'home'.

It is an illusion as great as the falsity of the city itself, and only after leaving, and recovering, does one realise how true that is.

The same opinions...
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