Emirates - the real story
 

Many of us stuck in the right seat at regionals for the last 4-5 years and still looking at a 3+ year upgrade are looking at Emirates (provided 30T plus time is in the logbook). Would someone who has been at Emirates for 1+ years, tell the real story of what it is like adjusting to Dubai, living under Islam law, and the working conditions at Emirates.

Most of the folks I know thinking about going over are single so if you could also provide a dating/single life environment that would be very helpful as well. Also, I have read on a couple of sites that they rarely if ever consider guys under 30 - true or not true?

The blogs are pretty good on what happens up through training, but after that it pretty much dies. Any assistance would be appreciated. This is a HUGE step for those of us considering it. Please be truthful and comment on both the positive and the negative.

Emirates Lifestyle

To Emirates or not to Emirates part 1

To Emirates or not to Emirates part 2


That's a start. Otherwise you can search the other 150 threads on Emirates here as well.



Typhoonpilot

Truly amazing the # of folks that aren't familiar with the search function on this forum.

So easy even a caveman could do it.:)

Thanks Typhoonpilot and others for the reference (and criticism) - at least the later allowed me to see what I should have asked. However, the referenced links are exactly the reason for my request. The information (particularly on here related to the requested subjects and Emirates) is very dated, mostly 2008 and 2009. I have read the literally hundreds of posts on Pprune (the most negative site in history) and here, but there is very little description of what has happened in the last year or two. From what I understand a lot has changed at the airline as the 777's expand and the economy over there has become more challenging. Perhaps I need to rephrase the request:

Can someone answer the above questions with a reference to the most recent 12-24 months, and also include the challenges you found getting back to the states when your commitment to Emirates was over - i.e. what is/was your exit strategy and how well did it work - were you able to find work back in the states?

Thanks in advance for references (such as Typhoonpilot provided) and not answering if you simply want to provide negativity or sarcasm. This is a huge decision for hundreds of us considering the move to Emirates and we could sure use an update to the information contained in the links Typhoonpilot provided.

A buddy of mine recently interviewed there, after I told him all about Dubai. He said on the drive to the site, when the temp was over 120 at 8am his mind was made up about living there.

Wow I didn't know Dubai just matched its highest ever recorded temperature at 8am. What was the high for the day?

Climate of Dubai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Looking up info that's already on this forum...isn't much different than asking a question.
Get Over IT!

I would be sending a PM to the guy who asked the original questions. I have a very long answer with lots of info...and I don't mind at all sharing all I have to say!

Wiki, the purveyor of "fact" for those that can't speak with first hand knowledge. Try 44c at 1am. And there isn't a DAMN thing dry and arid about Dubai. Maybe inland in the emirate itself yes, in the city... Not even close.

I've heard (but can't find the reg on line) that the UAE version of OSHA won't allow outside work when the temperature hits 50c. But since the construction work can't be stopped, the solution is to just not report temperatures above 49. I've seen some un-official summer temps of 52-53 mid day in the city.