Emirates - how is it?
04-13-2020, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DylanHK
2 yrs as a CA at a regional. I’m pretty sure Emirates hires RJ drivers, no?
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04-13-2020, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by NYC Pilot
Not like you have ANY options at the moment because none are hiring. We are in a new era. Jobs are all gone. Also, Typhoon was a USAir guy so Emirates was a huge step up for him. Let's be a little more transparent here.
04-13-2020, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Firefighterpilo
I am not saying you are lying but three months ago I remember you posting on here asking what 121 flying was like. How have you been at a regional long enough to be a 2 year captain if in January you were asking very much newbie type questions. Like I said not calling you out but am I missing something?
04-13-2020, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Typhoonpilot
I honestly don't know any Americans who have gone to Emirates in the last 5 years or more. I doubt that there are many given how the U.S. airlines have been hiring in that time.
Don't know about schedules and time off, but I'd think that with 384 Americans and Canadians around, there would be good opportunities to find people with common interests. I spent some time flying in the UK, and while Brits can be a bit pedantic, I have always gotten along well with them.
EDIT - I missed the Indians, there are 200 Indians at Emirates.
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04-13-2020, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by NEDude
A friend who flies for Emirates just posted the list from December 2019. As of then there were 204 Americans flying for Emirates. This is the fourth highest total of expat pilots (ie. non UAE nationals). UK was first at 622, South Africa at 281, Australia with 280, then the US with 204. Canada with 180 and Netherlands with 176 were next on the list. For comparison, there were 376 UAE nationals flying for Emirates.
Don't know about schedules and time off, but I'd think that with 384 Americans and Canadians around, there would be good opportunities to find people with common interests. I spent some time flying in the UK, and while Brits can be a bit pedantic, I have always gotten along well with them.
EDIT - I missed the Indians, there are 200 Indians at Emirates.
Don't know about schedules and time off, but I'd think that with 384 Americans and Canadians around, there would be good opportunities to find people with common interests. I spent some time flying in the UK, and while Brits can be a bit pedantic, I have always gotten along well with them.
EDIT - I missed the Indians, there are 200 Indians at Emirates.
04-14-2020, 05:17 AM
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C’mon Dylan as a regional CA ,as you claim to be , you should know there are a myriad of reasons why Aussies and Brits aren’t working at QF or BA. For the same reason all regional pilots aren’t working at the legacy carriers.
One mainly being the supply of pilots exceeds the demand.
The other I am sure is the golden handcuffs. NYCPilot and TyphoonPilot explained it perfectly.
One mainly being the supply of pilots exceeds the demand.
The other I am sure is the golden handcuffs. NYCPilot and TyphoonPilot explained it perfectly.
04-14-2020, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by AllYourBaseAreB
This thread reeks of something that lives under a bridge.
You can partly thank Emirates for the lack of jobs in Australia...
You can partly thank Emirates for the lack of jobs in Australia...
04-14-2020, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DylanHK
I’ve definitely considered them, my problem is is that they fly pretty much ONLY at night, and fly aircraft (apart from UPS’ 747) that I’d rather not fly. I’d rather fly a 777 or A380 across the world during the day than a 75/767 across the world but only during the night, if you get what I mean.
04-14-2020, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by NYC Pilot
Not like you have ANY options at the moment because none are hiring. We are in a new era. Jobs are all gone. Also, Typhoon was a USAir guy so Emirates was a huge step up for him. Let's be a little more transparent here.
Really? I was making $130/hour as a 737 F.O. at USAirways in 2002. Great schedule and QOL. I was also an MD-80/90 instructor at Flight Safety Boeing (so captain qualified on that type). I had over 3000 hours PIC jet when I went to Emirates as an F.O.
So, yea, wasn't really a step up to go into the right seat of a 777 at $6K/month but it was a good move given how things turned out at USAirways.
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