Just read that Emirates had a "Roadshow" (pilot recruitment event) in Singapore, and not a single pilot turned up...they used to have a lot of pilots at almost all their roadshows....also said they had another in South Africa?...where all of the pilots EK were targeting...none of them showed up...they only got pilots that were not the type EK was looking for.
Another poster said EK needs 500+ pilots by the end of 2014, and they don't think they will make their recruiting goal.
China FIRST OFFICER Positions (plus Captain positions):
In still another post, saw that China and Taiwan-based Chinese airlines are currently looking for overseas First Officers (and Captains...Dash 8, 737-800, 747, 757, 767, A-320/-340, MD-80, C-130)....that is the first I had heard of FO hiring there.
5 weeks on/5 weeks off (sure you could live there, or have other commuting schedules)
pilots needed within 30 days.
The ONLY foreign FO hiring I EVER heard of in China was a few for 747 FOs, and that was only a few here and there.
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/fo...vacancies.html