alpha5

Hello everyone.

I have an application in with Emirates and am really looking at putting in an application to EY. Money not being my prime concern as with either jobs I would be taking a pay cut and be giving up my command. I am much more concerned with quality of life and a move to Abu Dhabi or Dubai would be a big, big improvement on where I am now. I have no preference for narrow or wide body, I have flown both and found each to have its good points.

With that in mind if anyone could answer any or all of these questions I would be very grateful. For what its worth I am early 30's, single and no kids

1) Do you generally get to take all your leave in a year?
2) How is the staff travel on a leisure rebate?
3) Do you have to do the full UAE ATPL exams on arrival?
4) Are EY crew a nice bunch to work with?
5) Finally, what if anything do you think is better about working for EY than EK?

Best regards to all.

A5

Typhoonpilot

I'd say do not leave USAir/AA for Etihad at that age and especially with kids in their teens. At least let your kids finish high school in the States before taking off for overseas.

15 years at EY versus 15 more in the States. Man, after a few months of night turns to India on the A320 you'd be begging to go back to AA. Add to that the stress of dealing with everything in the UAE over living in the USA and it's no contest.

I strongly advocated for guys to look at overseas jobs all the way back to the beginning of the "lost decade", and I was right. It worked out very well for those of us furloughed, downsized, stagnant at the regionals, or otherwise unable to realize our career goals in the USA.

Now that the "lost decade" is over and there is growth in the USA it would be foolish to leave a good job at a major to go overseas. A large number of American pilots at EK have applied to the majors, many of whom are widebody captains. That should tell you a lot right there.



Typhoonpilot

Cameltoad

Typhoon,
Thank you very much for the insight. I was pretty much at that decision anyway but always best to bounce it off someone who's been there, knows what their talking about. I know Abu Dhabi is worlds better but even with the pay I was getting and no job in states(furloughed from USAir 07-10) living in Riyadh was def. a low point in my career...

Speedbreak Up

Hello gents/ladies,
I am new to this forum and preparing my application for Etihad. Anyone could share some information about their screening process? ( technical and interview questions, simulator profile ...etc).
Thanks and happy landings.

apla

Would they hire a widebody Boeing FO with no Airbus experience onto the 380? Or do only Airbus guys go to that airplane

RemoveB4flght

At this time I highly doubt it, even with extensive Airbus experience. With only a few of the type being delivered over the next 18 months the staffing demands would not warrant direct entry to the 380.

My guess, based off what I've been hearing lately, is that if you were hired today you would probably be offered 787.

FlyByWire330

What's the general morale like at EY for the crews? Is it a generally happy company or are T&Cs being eroded away and crew worked ever harder as they seem to be at EK resulting in some angry and frustrated pilots?
I'm guessing that without any union, if they want to they can Royally shaft you at a whim.

EYBusdriver

They can shaft you at whim but they need pilots's they don't.

Materazzi

Hi, im an A320FO, 3500TT, 3000 on A320, do you guys think there would be any chance to get onto A330/340 ?

At my current airline I'm scheduled to go on a B787 in January, would it be better to have B787 Type before trying an interview with EY ?

Thanks for all the posts!

303flyboy

Do they let you hand fly the plane raw data, no ap at fd when you are in the mood for it below 10?