Dream of Flying for Emirates

[Duck94]

Comet,

There is the other way of getting there which is the military. I didn't do it (as a pilot at least), but if you can get in, it may get you some jet time which looks real good on the resume.

If you stay in the reserve or get a reserve slot you can do both the airlines and fly a military plane/copter...

Just a thought. For someone so driven and with good grades it sounds like an option. And they would pay for your training so if you do it before you start on your commercial that would save you some money. Air Force Academy or Naval Academy might be an option too...

 

[RemoveB4Flght]

Thanks for the input; however, I'm sure you'll understand if I don't apologize for making career choices that don't meet other's 'traditional' expectations, but my dream is to fly, it always has been. The adventure of seeing the world and experiencing everything it has to offer carries a lot more appeal than the professions u suggest, none of which interest me. I don't wish to waste time and money pursuing a career in something that doesn't inspire me (money is not all the motivator it makes itself out to be).

Beyond politics and stereotypes, I feel Emirates is a world-class international carrier that is very well-run.

The point that some are trying to make is that the more you cling to one set path in this industry, the more frustrated you will make yourself.

a couple years from now this Scenic is out of business.. or the regionals hit another hiring slump, or you get furloughed like many are right now and can't build the jet time. Maybe Emirates stops taking non type rated pilots, or those with no time on type. so maybe you decide to instruct for a while to build hours, and maybe you get a job flying boxes, or maybe one of your students runs a company and decides to put you through training to fly his corporate jet. and the next thing you know you are driving a Gulfstream V... would you consider your career to be a failure becuase you never drove an Emirates triple 7?

You have a long path ahead of you.. my advice is to enjoy each step of it. Ask the career flight instructors, or the freight dogs who are some of the best pilots out there, or the older regional airline captains who had a few thousand hours before they got a chance to right-seat a turboprop across Montana, and know now that even if they went to a legacy, they would never get a wide body command becuase they don't have enough years left in their career. Is that not flying? They are every bit the professional aviators that wide body captains are.

So much of this industry involves timing, luck, and contacts. You never know where life is going to take you. Never limit yourself, always look for your unique opportunities. It's not a bad thing to have goals, but the funny part about that career is that the jobs seem to pick you, not the other way around.

 

[Jeff Helgeson]

Think outside the box and stay open-minded

If Emirates is really your goal, then here are a few ideas:

-Emirates is starting an ab initio program. Why not apply on line or write the corp. offices of your goals and send them a transcript. Offer to do an internship for 6 months.

-Also take a look at Etihad

-try and get a pass out to Dubai or an invitation by the airline. Consider picking up some foreign language skills.

-and as others have said, don't just look to one airline for your career.

-If you have never lived or worked abroad before, you need to try that as a first step.

Jeff

Hi, I am a 16 year old with a dream of flying. In particular, i would love to fly for Emirates. I have seen pictures of Dubai, read about the company, and i feel like that company is amazing. Not to say i wouldn't be happy flying anywhere else, but the lifestyle of an Emirates pilot wins me over.

Right now i am enrolled in the college of southern nevada high school. It is a program where students can earn both their Associates degree and their high school diploma. I am getting my AA in applied science of aviation, and by the time i graduate i will hopefully have both my private pilots and instrument while in the program. I would have my commercial as well, but i won't be 18 when i graduate. So, after graduation, i am hoping to earn my commercial ASAP.

Once i recieve that, i would love to join Scenic. It is a local company where i could earn LOTS of multi time (they fly twin otters). After getting multi time, i would hopefully join a regional airline, where i would stay for some time.

Now, if i work very hard at a regional and gets lots of time quickly, is it possible for me to have minimums for Emirates by age 25/26? See, i really want to be there at the youngest age possible. I will have most of the required ratings by age 18, the only hard part (it seems) would be getting enough seniority in an airline to get a lot of time.

I know the path i have chosen might be different than most people's, and i know i have chosen a very difficult path as well. I am a straight "A" student in school, very driven, everything.

I know this path isn't perfect either, so what im asking for is advice. Any ideas you have would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank you very much for you time, and any advice is welcome!!

 

[WabiSabi]

Or - you can just close your eyes and throw your dart, you might have the same chance of success. Good Luck

Hell, that's what I have been doing for my entire career!

 

[Gillegan]

-Emirates is starting an ab initio program. Why not apply on line or write the corp. offices of your goals and send them a transcript. Offer to do an internship for 6 months.

A slight correction; Emirates has an ab initio program for UAE Nationals but has no plans at this time to open the program up for other nationalities. A year ago when the job market for pilots was very tight, there was some discussion of the idea but given the glut of pilots on the market right now, there are no plans. Of course that doesn't mean that it won't happen in the future.

 

[ghostrider]

The choice of staying in the USA working for the Republican backed Wall Street bozos who screw labor at every turn in the road or going overseas and working as a mercenary pilot for hire for double the money is an easy one.



Typhoonpilot

How true!