Originally Posted by
Cameltoad
I would love to hear from he guys that have been at EY for a while. I'm a 49 year old USAir/ American instructor/evaluator on the 320. Due to my background, time abroad I've been offered a DEC on the 320 at EY. I've lived abroad before (Riyadh, China) but I'd like to hear from guys there if in their opinion would you leave AA, being almost 50 and prob 2500-3000 from the bottom, prob looking at 5-7 years to upgrade, to be a DEC 320 guy at EY. any pros/cons, thoughts on this would be very appreciated. Also my sons are 16 and 14, any truth to once 18 they have to leave the country?
Thanks in advance
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