taylorjets

Haa... I wish...

alejmarin

I HAVE BEEN DOING MY HOMEWORK AND RESEARCH ABOUT EMIRATES FOR OVER A YEAR, I DO HAVE 4 FRIENDS FLYING THERE, BUT THEY ARE IN DIFERENT POSITION WERE I AM STANDING AT, I do have 2 childrens one is 13 and the other is 11, that is one of the reason why I have been very cautios about it, I am one of the ones coming for a third word country and I did move out of there almost 5 years a go, Iam currently working on small flight deparment for small part 91 operator flying a Challenger 300, money is good, my big concern is not been able to growth more as a professional I already reach the cap on this flight deparment and I would like to see my self in the future working for a major airline, I am 34 and here in the states is imposible to do soo at this aged, some pilots don't like management positions or been instructors I do really like that but of curse flying will be on the top of my list... The other reason why i am very excited about this, is the fact of been able to send my kids to a private scholl, education here in USA is not one of the best ones (I am soory but is the true) having said that, I am on the search of more valuable information about this big step that I am about to make.

EYBusdriver

English language proficiency is a big thing at EK and EY.

Mink

Ouch. I'm guessing, despite the less-than-perfect syntax above, if he's a CA operating in the US, his spoken command of the lingo is A-OK.

sunnfun

If he's based in Miami he might not speak english at all and just had his F/O post that for him...

EYBusdriver

Seriously, try and improve the spelling and grammar, it does matter for the interviews. Your experience seems about right, were you flying for an airline in your home country before going to the US? The opportunities are pretty good in the UAE but in last last month there have been a lot of applicants from American Part 121 pilots who are either looking at furloughs or having their airlines shut down. Competition is getting tougher. Pprune has a wealth of info about QOL, schooling, housing etc. once you get passed the chronic complainers and the ones who are trying to scare you away for their own reasons. I interviewed and passed with EY and EK but chose EY as it was a younger company and was expecting a lot of animosity towards DEC's at EK. Some colleagues chose the DEC program at EK and have told me they have had no problems online, anyway I made my choice and don't regret it, except I think I would have preferred the T7 over the 346. I'm from South America originally and feel I can communicate OK in English.

Fearless Leader

If what you say about your job is true? Please do NOT make the mistake of thinking that Emirates is such a great place to be.

As has been said before, the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence.

Leaving a good job to come here and fly "Airliners" is IMHO a recipe for disappointment.

As to US standards of education, all I can say is that if you allow your children to not study or do anything toward helping them with their education, then how can you make a statement that the education system is "not one of the best ones".

Stand up and force your children to work, we have already too many who sit back and do nothing , then having the audacity to blame the school system for their own inadequacies as a parent.

You brought them into this world, do not expect everyone else to do your work for you. There are plenty of children who have received excellent educations in the US.
Make the system work for you, not the other way around.

CloudSailor

I thought I'd post the questions on this thread, sorry for the thread creep...

I've been invited to the EK interview and while trying to update my referees section, I got the 'application frozen since interview is scheduled' message.

-The invitation email specifically states referees must be from management.
Are line check airmen considered management? I ask this because it's difficult to supply a management referee that I've flown with (say Chief Pilot or Assistant Chief...)

-Can I supply all three referees from my present employer, even though I've only been here for 3 years? I ask this because the email states that at least 2 must be from present employer, however it doesn't say anything about previous employer, and I can't access the application to get clarification.

Thanks for the help.

767200

Hope this helps.

CloudSailor

Thanks 767, appreciate it.