Hi!

EK flushed the pool in the summer. They started hiring again about Sep. If you were in the pool you had to re-interview.

When they started hiring, they required 2000 on over 55 tonne aircraft, so RJ only guys were getting rejected. They also stopped paying your way to the interview.

Then, they dropped the 55 tonne requirement to a "preferred" status. Then, after Xmas, they are now flying you for free from an EK destination in to DXB.

If you go to Pprune, it is VERY doom and gloom, but it is also that way for EVERY mideast carrier.

All of the guys I have talked to personally at EK have all said it is decent to very good. Most of the pprune complainers are Euros who have never worked for Mesa or USA Jet (or even USAir or UAL), and they have never lived in DTW or EWR, for example.

It sounds like EK is getting more and more desperate. In 2007 or so, when the pilot shortage was the worst, they were taking RJ only guys and making them DECs (Direct Entry Captains). And, the smallest plane EK has is an A-330.

If U R interested, I would read all the pprune stuff, but take it with a grain of salt. TyphoonPilot has the best info on EK, and he is on most forums.

cliff
NBO