That's what I figured. Is it the same at Emirates in Dubai?

Does anyone here have any idea what type of average qualifications those that are getting invites to interview possess? Still on the fence as to whether or not to apply…

Thanks for any info,

Lucky

Anywhere from the bare mins FO 121 prop driver to the experienced 121 or corporate jet captain. It's about who you know at Omni due to the small size of the pilot group.

Oops, wrong thread folks, not for EY...sorry.

Its all good LIO, good luck over at Omni!

to repost:

Does anyone here have any idea what type of average qualifications those that are getting invites to interview possess? Still on the fence as to whether or not to apply…

Thanks for any info,

Lucky

Thanks...I left the big O last year for US/AA. However before I got on at US/AA, I was invited for an assessment at EY for the 777/787 FO slot. I subsequently turned it down. I had 4000tt with 1000 on the B777 at the time, and a little help from an internal US expat FO that got to know the guy in charge of hiring. They obviously look for time in type, value internal recs, and if you're qualified you just need to try to get yourself noticed. If you're interested in the ME, I think that's the best carrier to get on with for career progression.

Same thing in DXB. No invite? No entry

EY questions
 

Anyone going for assessment in March for 777 NTR?

They are currently looking again for 737 FOs in my company for 777 slots. Requirements are not all that huge, 2500 hours total time and 1500 hours on multi crew glass cockpit jets with an MTOW over 60t. Since our 737 pilots tend to have all their time on the 737 except for the first 80 or 200 hours (MPL/CPL) it is basically a blanket 2500 hour requirement.

Funny enough there are no current openings on their airbus fleet, they used to offer positions from FO over CPT to TRE, both narrow and widebody. Might be due to a shortage on our airbus fleet though.

Anyone know if it is difficult to jump from one fleet to another at EY? For example, if you are hired onto the A320, can you bid 787 or 777 down the line or are you permanently fixed to the Airbus line (A320/330/350/380)? If you only have Airbus time, are you not eligible for hiring onto the 787 or 777 fleets?

Asked and answered previously.

Does EY fly you over on an SA upgradeable ticket by any chance? I thought they did, but a friend going there this month said no.

For an interview? No

Joining ticket and Annual Leave Tickets are upgradeable depending on your rank, space available, on company metal only

That's unfortunate. EK did, so I would have expected similar.

At EY do flight deck crews get their per diem/meal allowance in local currency on arrival at the hotel on layovers?

…and any new news on the hiring situation over there?

Thanks again for all the info!

Friend of mine just got hired there and says they're hiring 50/month.

Negative, EK does this. Etihad you are paid per diem based off the region on the world that you are in, and it's credited to your next month's salary. Some pilots suggested this but ultimately it would only benefit a few.

Also depending on the layover, I also personally find it pointless to have the cash since many are short, the weather is bad, or i'm just too damn tired to venture out looking for cheap eats. Room service/hotel buffet and if you need cash there's almost always ATMs or change at the airport on arrival. Even this way I still have loads of cash from countries I go to so infrequently that I never get the chance to use it.

I believe 300 or so hired last year and will probably have that many or more again this year.

Denti - check your PM.

Interesting little story here, that was handled very well by the cabin crew:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middle...911186708.html


Keen to hear of the latest interview feedback & sim profile (type rated) for study too please, given the ~50% failure rate currently, I hear.

Happy landings.

If a pilot elects to find his or her own housing the website says one gets 'up to' AED 160,000 per year for housing. Does anyone know what the low end of the housing allowance is? Is it based on being single, married with kids etc. or could one expect to get the full AED 160,000 regardless?

Thanks in advance for any info.

If you take the allowance you get the full amount, if you come in under budget you keep the balance. Be careful though, rents have risen a lot over the last year so if the landlord chooses to raise it over the allowance you cover the difference. I have been in company accommodation since I joined, less headaches for me, to each his own though.

Thanks EY Bus!

Recent EY Interview Experience
 

Hey gang just got back from my interview.Very good experience..Day 1 a total of 26 candidates all types of experience.No company overview presentation.We started immediately with sim and testing evaluation.In regards to the testing,if you are typed in the Airbus or Boeing that EY flies expect specific technical questions regarding the specific aircraft.If you have neither expect a General Knowledge Test.You have 50 questions and 45 mins to complete.In regards to the sim eval again aircraft specific.For me evaluation was in a T7 sim.It consisted of a normal TO with a visual pattern back to the departing runway.Five hundred feet you are forced to Go Around just perform your normal company procedures they've seen them all.You are allowed the AP at that time and instructed to track a radial.Once tracking you are asked how to enter a hold and what entry would you use.If answered correctly you depart the radial on radar vectors to the ILS and given an inflight emergency.They want to see your CRM skills including emergency awareness.Prior to LOC intercept you must disconnect the AP and hand fly raw data ILS to touchdown.At the end of the day they gather all together.If you're name is called sorry you go home...

Day 2 CRM group excercise.You are given as a group a task.Ours was to build a tunnel.You have 25 mins.They don't expect ypu to complete the task just demonstrate teamwork and again CRM skills.My group actually completed our task and they took pics of us next to our project.Next was Formal interview.It consist of technical questions and the usual TMAAT.Study ETOPS RVSM Low Vis OPS CAT II CAT III requirements,RVSM diversion procedures,and if you're typed expect technical questions,and results from your Hogan Assesment.Also the math reasoning and IQ tests.At the end gathered again.If you're name is called well you know.

Day 3 Medical you must fast 12 hrs before you show so plan to be hungry.It's an all day affair with the usual testing EKG Chest Xray Blood work Urine sample Eye testing and hearing.Also spirometryevaluation.If you've made it to the medical you are just about hired.

I made it through and was told to expect and July class date either T7
or maybe Dreamliner because nobody bid the airplane on the FO side.Upgrade is about 2 years maybe 3.Great company had a fantastic experience and met some fantastic people...Good luck to all who apply...

Congratulations! What are your hours and experience?

Any US Military guys in your group?

Thnx 11,239 TT with 5 types.But that did not matter.Truly a mix of experience from all over the world.Males and females included....Diversity must be accepted at EY...

Not US military guys but a couple of Italian AF individuals...

Great job! Curious about the line related to nobody internally bidding the 787 on the FO side. Are senior narrowbody FOs just bidding the T7 and the A330/40 or just upgrading to Captain on the A320? I guess with 70-80 787s on order I would expect more interest.

When is the first 787 expected on property?

Thanx there are 2 787's on the property and 20 pilots to crew them.You're right nobody on the property is bidding the Dreamliner,so off the street folks will probably be assigned.Senior T7 FO are just sliding to the left seat as of two weeks ago.Not sure about the Airbus side,,,,

There are currently no 787 "on the property" and no one is type rated... yet.

Final assembly of the first 787 at Boeing doesn't begin until later this summer.

Plenty of airbus pilots want to bid for it, however that has not been offered... yet. It was current T7 pilots who turned their noses up at it (more for lifestyle/career progression reasons than airplane design)

Caution disseminating false information.

Hey sorry for spreading bad info.That was what I was told at the interview,,,,

Congrats Ve764.. Reason why the lack of interest on the FO side to go on the 787 is because the upgrade is fast and furious, right now it is about two years from right seat 777 to upgrade 777 left seat.
They are also automatically attaching 787 types to 777 pilots licenses, saw it today with the FO I was flying with showed me a Dreamliner Type attached to his certificate.

Check your pm. Cheers

Because its a common type rating. Same as 757/767, a rating on either type means you are officially rated for both, however you still need to complete a differences course, but that is much shorter than a full typerating.

Do you have to live in Abu Dhabi or can you drive in from Dubai?

What type of flying are they planning to do with the 787?

On the EY career page it says that the application deadline was December 2013, however if I click to apply, it let's me continue with the application. Does anybody have any insight on this? Are they actually accepting applications?

I clicked on it and it says the job is no longer available.

One benefit of taking new aircraft types last (among the big 3 ME airlines) is that you can design the most innovative interior after you have sampled the others... Sounds like EY will be going all out for their upcoming A380s and 787s:

[>talkinterior] Etihad Amazes the World With New Cabin | >talkairlines | >Kai-Chin Shih TALK

Looks awesome (and expensive)! Even the economy seats on the 787 look comfortable. Gotta do something to differentiate your product with EK and QR in the neighborhood.

just priced LHR-AUH return in "the residences". GBP25,000. Same price for 1 or 2 people as it's a 2 person suite. 2 people in first class was about GBP8,500.