TP, or any Emirates pilot-
In another of your posts you said that you would not recommend EK for young guys in the U.S. I was wondering what makes you say that. I am relatively young (31) with a family. My wife seems to like the idea of living in Dubai. I am looking at all of the options and EK seems pretty good, but some guys are really disappointed. I'm more on the glass half full side, but I do realize it is only half.
Are the families that live there supportive of each other? Are there get togethers, bbq's etc.? Are the schedules the typical 4-5 days on 2-3 off that we have at U.S. regional airlines? I have seen some posts that make it seem difficult to live on an FO salary. If you live in the company provided housing and school is reimbursed, what are the other expenses that would make this difficult? I wouldn't keep a house in the States, so I would think we would be okay, but I might be missing something.
Thanks for the input,
UCP