fatbus

EK has lots of CRJ Capts and no they are not desperate, they just need lots of pilots. be patient is all I can say. They will not hire lots of one group all at once, a quick look at the last 100 will show that. Plus they see what s happening all around ans wait to see who becomes avail, IE KAL has just reduced there summer program.

sunnfun

Why did you not get an interview date at the roadshow?

Thedude

I went to one of the road shows and they made it clear, they are looking for people with significant time in aircraft over 55 tons.
Or they could be like jetblue, it took me 5 years to get a call for an interview.

Dune

Skyone,

You've just reaffirmed the exact point I was trying to make as obviously this fellow did not do his homework; he left a U.S. major carrier to come to Emirates as a first officer and now feels trapped and cheated as a result. Granted he is way off-base in several of his assertions but in other respects he does have some valid points. In short, he is the perfect example of what I don't want to see.

What I do want to see is those who are interested in coming to Emirates put in as much homework as possible before they make a decision to leave the U.S. to become an expat pilot for the rest of their lives (which will be the case when you decide to leave a union-protected seniority-based system to work offshore). This including siphoning through the forums both here and on Pprune, asking the right questions, and getting all the answers BEFORE packing the bags and moving here.

I am afraid given the "panic mentality" that is becoming prevalent among U.S. pilots with respect to the current U.S. aviation situation, there will be more like this guy here in the future. Hopefully this can be avoided by following the advice given on this site.

Agreed. IMHO the U.S. aviation industry (as well as most other industries within the U.S.) are in disarray and will never recover to anywhere close to where it once was. I really believe if you are looking for an aviation career with long term stability along with a reasonable standard of living the future lies in the Far East, the Middle East, India and in 10 years maybe even Africa (that might be a bit of a stretch). The U.S. will continue to decline and along with it the standard of living of every one of it's citizens. Once again, just my opinion.

taylorjets

Yes sir. They made it clear in MIA also. They need guys with 2000 Jet over 55 tons. Unfortunately I was a little short. But I am still hoping for an interview as I have been for some time now.

taylorjets

Deafening does not nearly describe it...

bus canuck

This week's newsletter from the DSVP - Flights Ops stated that applications are at an "all time high" with most of the applications coming from "very highly experienced North American candidates." He also said that most of the interview slots as well as courses are filled up until September. On a side note, traditionally Emirates won't hire too many pilots from 1 region/country at 1 time. I'd bet if you applied as a European or South American your application would be processed faster.

In summary, I guess in spite of needing to hire some 400 pilots a year, it's not going to be a quick process for those applying. Interestingly, he wrote that the yearly success rate for FO applicants is running at 51%. I have no idea what the historical rate has been, but I thought it was lower than that.

Hope this info helps.

BC

Thedude

Really? They gave me a choice of interview dates from 1 June till Sept 31. It look like the dates were fairly wide open.

Kenny

Just got back from DXB.

Yes they need pilots but as of yesterday the current statistic is that only half those who go to DXB are hired. They cut 6 from our group of 11, after day two.

From what I saw, the Sim and the Group Exercise are what will either make or break you.

taylorjets

It seems at the job fairs the EK just signs up anyone for an interview who has the mins... That explains it.