Originally Posted by
Apokleros
Will it make me more competitive for a U.S. major or ACMI if I go to Emirates for a year or two? Stats: single, 30 years old, ATP with 2000 hours TT and 1000 hours turbojet, four jet type ratings and airline experience....
EDIT: Yes, I have read the thread, and I am not liking what I am hearing. Just considering all options.
I was talking to two EK 777 CAs at a beach resort in Dubai a couple years ago... One was a furlough AA pilot and one was TCN, They waived me off from EK. They recommended staying in the states to benefit from the airline hiring wave coming up, and the fact that you'll benefit from U.S. Employment laws and union protection (they constantly looked over their shoulders the entire discussion and acknlowedged they could be fired for "bad mouthing the company" by having a frank discussion about its pitfalls)...
As much as I enjoy my visits to Dubai, it is a police state... Not some place I want to live my life.