If you choose live in Dubai you will have to pay for your own housing. Allowances and company accommodations are only available in Abu Dhabi.

What are is the requirement for command? Is there a minimum time in company and time on type or total time?

Also how is the career or fleet progression working? T7 FO back onto A320 for command? If you start on A320 where will you go?

Also what routes will the 787 go on given everyone wants to stay on T7.

Any chance to go direct A330 with Boeing narrow body time?

Thank you in advance.

With the current rate of expansion some of your questions are difficult to answer. Upgrade for narrow and wide body is 5500tt with either time on type or time in the company. While a quasi seniority system exists to move to bigger aircraft, the fleets are separated according to manufacturer. Cross fleet transfers go very senior. Airbus has the most types, thus the most amount of movement within. Career progress, lifestyle choice, and expansion has made a logical path very difficult to define. FO's who joined over the last 18 months were able to bid to the 380, while very senior staff numbers stay 320 FO's to gain experience/sectors. Some remain on the wide body fleet in hopes of avoiding a narrow body upgrade. The short answer is there is a lot of opportunity and movement, but nothing is set in stone.

Anyone has been called in for an interview on 330?? I'm a 330 FO and I want to see if they are looking currently before sending my application. Thanks.

Hello,
I am brand new on this forum (first post!) and would like to know if someone heard of non UAE national under the required 2500 hrs that got in EY ?
I am a 27 year old naval aviator with 1000hrs + on navy jets but only 1700hrs total (and an ICAO ATPL).
Thanks

Folks,

When I click 'Apply Now' on the website I get a message 'Unfortunately the position you are attempting to apply for, , is no longer available.'

Anyone else experiencing this? Can only think it's perhaps a browser issue but I'm using Safari, surely the careers website supports this.

Any suggestions from those who've submitted an application recently?

Cheers,
FO

The Middle East airlines generally require civilian multi-crew aircraft experience.

If you are American, why not the majors in the States? Even if it took you 3 more years to get on there, that would be a potential 35 year career in your home country. That would be far better than working overseas for 35 years.


Typhoonpilot

Thanks for the answer Typhoonpilot,
Unfortunately for me I am only French and Canadian, and without a green card...

Unfortunately I have not heard of the airline hiring non-type rated pilots below company minimums based on military experience. Non UAE nationals have been accepted into the cadet program, however this is an ab initio training program. They are hiring non typed into the Boeing, but generally having had a previous Boeing type rating and considerable airline experience. This is not to say you don't have a shot, we need a lot of pilot in the next few years.

My advice would be to try to get some face time at a road show as the recruiting dept is swamped.

Hello all,

I was wondering if any of you know if there is a Maximum BMI over which you won't be granted an interview or which you you won't be medically certified by the DGAC in UAE.

Am wondering this for EK, EY and QR.

Thanks in advance.

SEQU

I would love to hear from he guys that have been at EY for a while. I'm a 49 year old USAir/ American instructor/evaluator on the 320. Due to my background, time abroad I've been offered a DEC on the 320 at EY. I've lived abroad before (Riyadh, China) but I'd like to hear from guys there if in their opinion would you leave AA, being almost 50 and prob 2500-3000 from the bottom, prob looking at 5-7 years to upgrade, to be a DEC 320 guy at EY. any pros/cons, thoughts on this would be very appreciated. Also my sons are 16 and 14, any truth to once 18 they have to leave the country?
Thanks in advance

EY is a class act compared to many outfits! Lots of fun to be had in the dhabs as an expat. Great experience and great crews. And no your kids don't have to leave at 18. In my opinion EY is one of the better expat gigs around.

Any RJ drivers getting calls? Specifically RJ FO's?

I was waiting to see if anyone actually working at the big 3 airlines would take the bait. My information is second hand but I have heard on this and other forum that GENERALLY the cut off is around 30 for BMI.

On that note, does anyone know if they will accept a candidate who has a special issuance first class?

I accomplished the GCAA medical recently and found it quite easy in comparison to other Asian countries. The only blood test was to check your red blood cell count. The BMI was not looked at in depth like Japan or China. If you have a special issue medical just explain to the doctor your situation. They will most likely ask for further additional tests to verify the severity of your condition. Overall it was a positive experience and more of a common sense approach of trying to help you pass. In the end I chose to not pursue the job because of other issues in Dubai but I do recommend it for NTR pilots trying to move up the ladder as the ME offers opportunity albeit at a cost. I would apply and then cross the medical bridge when you come to it if you make it that far.

Thanks for the comments GC and EXPAT...

Good info.

Saludos,

SEQU

EY questions
 

I was offered an interview in February, however, was unable to attend due personal reasons. How likely would it be to be given a second opportunity? (A320 CA)

Hi guys,
Did anybody get an interview date recently? I applied 3 months ago and still waiting.

Thanks for the info!

Hello everyone.

I have an application in with Emirates and am really looking at putting in an application to EY. Money not being my prime concern as with either jobs I would be taking a pay cut and be giving up my command. I am much more concerned with quality of life and a move to Abu Dhabi or Dubai would be a big, big improvement on where I am now. I have no preference for narrow or wide body, I have flown both and found each to have its good points.

With that in mind if anyone could answer any or all of these questions I would be very grateful. For what its worth I am early 30's, single and no kids

1) Do you generally get to take all your leave in a year?
2) How is the staff travel on a leisure rebate?
3) Do you have to do the full UAE ATPL exams on arrival?
4) Are EY crew a nice bunch to work with?
5) Finally, what if anything do you think is better about working for EY than EK?

Best regards to all.

A5

I'd say do not leave USAir/AA for Etihad at that age and especially with kids in their teens. At least let your kids finish high school in the States before taking off for overseas.

15 years at EY versus 15 more in the States. Man, after a few months of night turns to India on the A320 you'd be begging to go back to AA. Add to that the stress of dealing with everything in the UAE over living in the USA and it's no contest.

I strongly advocated for guys to look at overseas jobs all the way back to the beginning of the "lost decade", and I was right. It worked out very well for those of us furloughed, downsized, stagnant at the regionals, or otherwise unable to realize our career goals in the USA.

Now that the "lost decade" is over and there is growth in the USA it would be foolish to leave a good job at a major to go overseas. A large number of American pilots at EK have applied to the majors, many of whom are widebody captains. That should tell you a lot right there.



Typhoonpilot

Typhoon,
Thank you very much for the insight. I was pretty much at that decision anyway but always best to bounce it off someone who's been there, knows what their talking about. I know Abu Dhabi is worlds better but even with the pay I was getting and no job in states(furloughed from USAir 07-10) living in Riyadh was def. a low point in my career...

Etihad
 

Hello gents/ladies,
I am new to this forum and preparing my application for Etihad. Anyone could share some information about their screening process? ( technical and interview questions, simulator profile ...etc).
Thanks and happy landings.

Would they hire a widebody Boeing FO with no Airbus experience onto the 380? Or do only Airbus guys go to that airplane

At this time I highly doubt it, even with extensive Airbus experience. With only a few of the type being delivered over the next 18 months the staffing demands would not warrant direct entry to the 380.

My guess, based off what I've been hearing lately, is that if you were hired today you would probably be offered 787.

What's the general morale like at EY for the crews? Is it a generally happy company or are T&Cs being eroded away and crew worked ever harder as they seem to be at EK resulting in some angry and frustrated pilots?
I'm guessing that without any union, if they want to they can Royally shaft you at a whim.

They can shaft you at whim but they need pilots's they don't.

Hi, im an A320FO, 3500TT, 3000 on A320, do you guys think there would be any chance to get onto A330/340 ?

At my current airline I'm scheduled to go on a B787 in January, would it be better to have B787 Type before trying an interview with EY ?

Thanks for all the posts!

Do they let you hand fly the plane raw data, no ap at fd when you are in the mood for it below 10?

It IS hard to find information on EY (Etihad). Maybe ************* has some???

pprune.org does not have any info, any more.

new to the forums, but curious to know if Etihad would look at erj drivers... i.e. would they hire a E170 FO?

here are some quals: 3000TT, 1000MPIC/2300turbine (BE02/BE20), 500jet(E170), 2300EFIS

Is there any recruitment onto the B777 or is future recruitment going to the 787? Anyone been for interview this week?

From my sources, they have not hired anyone (maybe a few ??) without an Airbus(/Boeing??) type and 500 hours in type, in the last 5 years. I do know they hired a lot of RJ drivers, FOs and captains in 2008.

I hope, at least for the near future, the above info is incorrect.

They have hired the cream, know of guys who have switched to EY from Emirates and Saudi (DECs too).

If you have 777 Captain time, you definitely have a shot. They've recently hired DECs into 777 and A320.......

I know most of the pilots on the seniority list from 2008, perhaps they had experience on an RJ at one time or another, but other than cadets I only know of one or two that were hired non typed rated at that time. It definitely wasn't "a lot".

I personally know 3 guys who were RJ drivers, without an Airbus/Boeing type, who got hired on A320 at EY in 2008. They told me about several others who did not have a type either, who were hired in that year. lol.:D:p

Etihad is nor hiring non type A320 drivers. Any one applied recently? It says language questions 5 minutes, however it only takes 1 minute to complete that section. Can any one confirm?

Non typed 777 capts have been hired in recent months. These decs had other wb time but no b777 time

Any word on the hiring ban for QR guys??

Restarting recruit
 

Hello everyone,

As far as I know EY stoped hireing On type/Non type B777 FO at this moment because of lack of TRI. Sick and tired of waiting. Do you guys have any idea? when will be their recruit pace on track? Thank you in advance.

Enthusiast