Originally Posted by
RawTriGuy
Hi, wanted to throw in my 2 cents. Flew out to Abu Dhabi last week with my girlfriend that interviewed at Etihad. We flew out of JFK 12 hours going 15 coming back. Long ride! They put us in coach (non upgradeable for the canidate). I bought a zed ticket to go with. Service and aircraft ammenitys where way better than anything flying around the US right now. FA's are all young and very personable.
Out of 8 scheduled for the interview. Everybody that inverviewed was on the Airbus and will be going to Etihad as an FO in the A319/320.
While the girlfriend interviewed I checked out the town. Abu Dhabi is a cool scene. Besides the housing expense, everything else is pretty inexpensive, the food was fantastic and the culture very diverse. Also as a side note all signage is in english and aribic, so no problems getting around (also all food is also labled in english.) I am looking forward to the change of scenery/pace.
That's some good information and perspective. What do they say about upgrade time? Do A320/319 pilots generally move on to the A330/340 as FOs before upgrading to Captain? Lastly, would the 777 newhires likely have Boeing time vs. Airbus or RJ experience (sorta like EK)?
Good luck to your girlfriend. Seems like a lot of good growth potential in the ME. I imagine that would be quite a commute for you if you still fly that 757 in the States or Europe but live in the UAE!