Idaho

I work for a U.S. regional carrier and have an interview coming up in Dubai with Emirates. I am wondering how to interpret and meet their requirment that logbooks be "stamped and certified by the employer or regulatory agency."
Additionally, they require two management references, one of whom you have flown with from your current employer. Would a check airman count? I have not flown with a chief pilot and none of them know me well. What should I do about getting a management reference from my previous employer if they are out of business?

ghilis101

my brother works for emirates, he was at mesa before that. getting your logbook certified can be a pain but you basically have to go literally get it stamped at your company corporate HQ. If you ask your chief pilot he/she can point you in the right direction. dont sweat the references so much, emirates needs guys so badly that you can probably get by with something else, just call emirates and see what they say.

Vspeeds

My Best Advice to you would be to also post your question on PPRUNE.

You will definitely get steered in the right direction.

Good Luck with your Interview!

org1

I work with a guy that just had an interview. He started with 12 others, ended up with 3. Two of those have since gotten the "Thanks, but no thanks." He's still waiting three weeks later. Even though they're in need of people, HR doesn't seem to realize it, and he said the process was the most extensive he'd ever been in.

Based on that, I'd say it's best to cross all the t's and dot all the I's.

Good luck over there.

Skyone

Here is what I did, and it worked for me. Here in the ME, stamps are a big deal. But there have been enough US guys come through, that they know the drill. Have all your logbooks, OR, a computer readout of your time. Get someone write a letter on company letterhead stating that the hours are true and correct. Company out of business? I believe as long as you have logbooks that don't look bogus, then that will do. Some guys have gone to their local FSDO and had some sort of verification.

It's not EK that need this, but rather the GCAA (faa) when you apply for your license. EK just wants to make sure when they submit your paperwork it isn't thrown back.

References: Your CP should be an ok reference, even if he doesn't know you well. But give him a heads up. A LCA should be ok, it worked for me. I had two CPs and two LCAs.

Hope this helps a little.

BYW, stay off Pprune. Some good info but a lot of disgruntlement by a very few. Is some of it correct...yeah, but it gives you a skewed look at life here in the desert. For me, the airline is great, but Dubai is challenging. But then so would be living anywhere that isn't home.

ghilis101

From what a couple EK guys told me, applicants are mostly getting weeded out after the sim ride (Day 1). And not always for flying skills, but for decision making (they throw curve balls at you to force you to make a decision you wouldnt expect to have to make on an initial sim ride in an airplane youve never flown before)

Skyone

No question, it is subjective. However, there are some hot buttons. They are looking for basic CRM decision making abilities that can be applied to any aircraft. Things like, being stabilized for the approach and not trying to save it, what to do with a cargo fire, etc. Very basic LOFT stuff. They are not evaluating what your abilites are in a Boeing or Airbus. Use your companies procedures and your aircraft procedures.

org1

That agrees with what I was told about the sim ride. Apparently it's much more in depth than the usual "keep the greasy side down and don't crash".

Woofer

I did my interview last week and would like to know after how long it takes to get an answer from EK. During the interview they said 6-8 weeks max.

They have not contacted the referees as yet but maybe it's still a little bit early.

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

With regards to the question being asked, they made sure that the log books were certified. Every candidate spends a few minutes with a memebr of the recruitment team going through the information requested in the email sent prior to the interview. They have a checklist which they tick off. They also want a copy of your latest simulator check ride. They also divide (mentally) your total hours with the number of years flying to check if they tally.

ghilis101

true, my point was that it is a real handful to make those decisions while youre in a cockpit youre looking at for the first time, youre nervous because youve travelled 5,000 miles to this interview, youre in a suit, etc...