Hey guys,

Looking for info on what EK seems to like hiring these days.

I am currently 1 year into my first 121 gig, an EMB-145 only operator and am not going to meet the time requirements for an upgrade for a few years yet.

What sorts of things is EK looking for?

EK's website states that its pilots require X hours of "Modern, multi-engine, multi-crew jet aircraft time"

I've heard all kinds of different rumors about what does and doesn't qualify as that type of time, and have even heard rumors that the aircraft in question must be 60,000lbs MTW or greater.. is that true?

Is EMB-145 time acceptable, and is it competitive?

I had also heard rumors that EK is only taking the disillusioned and ultra experienced US 121 pilots that our giving up on our industry over here any truth to that?

Besides just hours in a log book, what sort of personality types/lifestyle types are they looking for. What registers well on the "Human Resources" end?

They have tons of testing for technical skill, psychometric testing, knowledge testing, coordination testing, and everything else for the interview and these things can be studied, practiced, mastered, and generally prepared for, so I really want to know what gets you in the door of the interview? What makes a company like EK want to fly you half way across the world for a prospective job?

I also would like to know a bit about the quality of life at EK. The money is legendary, but the few people i've spoken to about it that claim to know anything are "a friend of a friend that worked over there at some point" and I either get how much they hated it or how much they loved it. Never heard a neutral remark on the subject period.