Emirates places order for 50 Boeing 777-300 ERs with options for 20 777-300 ERs

[Gear Disagree]

I'm not selling it as a bed of roses. I'm just saying that on most days, my family and I are happy. Its an easy life out here and I'm glad I'm not still at 9E (for dozens of reasons).

Please don't assume that we are all a bunch mall going types. I save an extremely large chunk of cash each month, partly because I'm a miser and partly because I look forward to retiring early.This is the reason why I am here. Compensation. Its not for the malls, or beach clubs, or maids, or SJS, or any other of your notions. I am here to make $. And I am doing a very good job of it.

You make it seem like we are making some big sacrifice by living as expats. We are not. You would not be happy out here. I am.

Simple as that.

Not a sales pitch. Just the facts sir.

Now go back to the majors forum, find out how happy they are, and leave us poor ignorant expats alone.

 

[El Duque]

I'm not selling it as a bed of roses. I'm just saying that on most days, my family and I are happy. Its an easy life out here and I'm glad I'm not still at 9E (for dozens of reasons).

Please don't assume that we are all a bunch mall going types. I save an extremely large chunk of cash each month, partly because I'm a miser and partly because I look forward to retiring early.This is the reason why I am here. Compensation. Its not for the malls, or beach clubs, or maids, or SJS, or any other of your notions. I am here to make $. And I am doing a very good job of it.

You make it seem like we are making some big sacrifice by living as expats. We are not. You would not be happy out here. I am.

Simple as that.

Not a sales pitch. Just the facts sir.

Now go back to the majors forum, find out how happy they are, and leave us poor ignorant expats alone.

I'm hearing that (depending on aircraft) pilots are getting between 9 and 13 days off a month. Is this true? I see your points that there can be a lot of benefits over there but I have a family and the idea of taking them over there and them being gone for well over half the month seems like a deal breaker to me.

 

[Kalifornia]

I'm not selling it as a bed of roses. I'm just saying that on most days, my family and I are happy. Its an easy life out here and I'm glad I'm not still at 9E (for dozens of reasons).

Please don't assume that we are all a bunch mall going types. I save an extremely large chunk of cash each month, partly because I'm a miser and partly because I look forward to retiring early.This is the reason why I am here. Compensation. Its not for the malls, or beach clubs, or maids, or SJS, or any other of your notions. I am here to make $. And I am doing a very good job of it.

You make it seem like we are making some big sacrifice by living as expats. We are not. You would not be happy out here. I am.

Simple as that.

Not a sales pitch. Just the facts sir.

Now go back to the majors forum, find out how happy they are, and leave us poor ignorant expats alone.

I wouldn't form an opinion on here, if I didn't think Emirates enormous plane order didn't have an industry wide effect. As for expat life, heck even Guam is a great sacrifice for a US pilot and that's basically the 51st state. Missing weddings, births, reunion gatherings, and funerals is part of living across the other side of the globe. Missing freedoms is another sacrifice. But that goes back to the part of the concern; at the regional carriers that treat pilots like crap, there is a big number of pilots that already think that's a given in this career and come to the conclusion what's the difference between living where you want in the continental US versus a global oasis. And unions are deemed meaningless because of that singular bad regional carrier experience.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

But that goes back to the part of the concern; at the regional carriers that treat pilots like crap, there is a big number of pilots that already think that's a given in this career and come to the conclusion what's the difference between living where you want in the continental US versus a global oasis. And unions are deemed meaningless because of that singular bad regional carrier experience.

You assume that all pilots applying to Emirates are former regional guys and that simply is not the case, as a matter of fact, pilots from the US account for just a small percentage of the ex pat pilot population. A generalization as to why an individual would become an ex pat doesn't apply to everyone and people have many different reasons as to why they want to seek employment abroad, EK has over 2,000 pilots from all over the world, some like it and some hate it.

 

[Varmint]

I'm hearing that (depending on aircraft) pilots are getting between 9 and 13 days off a month. Is this true? I see your points that there can be a lot of benefits over there but I have a family and the idea of taking them over there and them being gone for well over half the month seems like a deal breaker to me.

That would be in the worst month. The most days off I have had here on a month with no vacation was 18 and the least was 12. Of course, with 42 days of paid vacation per year, you can take one week of vacation per month for 6 months and increase your days off. The strategy works the best when you bid ULR's (ultra long flights) because you have to have required days off prior to working those trips and after coming home.

 

[Varmint]

I'm not selling it as a bed of roses. I'm just saying that on most days, my family and I are happy. Its an easy life out here and I'm glad I'm not still at 9E (for dozens of reasons).

Please don't assume that we are all a bunch mall going types. I save an extremely large chunk of cash each month, partly because I'm a miser and partly because I look forward to retiring early.This is the reason why I am here. Compensation. Its not for the malls, or beach clubs, or maids, or SJS, or any other of your notions. I am here to make $. And I am doing a very good job of it.

You make it seem like we are making some big sacrifice by living as expats. We are not. You would not be happy out here. I am.

Simple as that.

Not a sales pitch. Just the facts sir.

Now go back to the majors forum, find out how happy they are, and leave us poor ignorant expats alone.

Agree totally. Saving 1/3 of the salary by being a bit frugal and not buying into the maid, expensive dinner, and shopping clan is very do-able. That is in addition to the 12% that is put in a retirement account for you automatically.

 

[Flyer1015]

That would be in the worst month. The most days off I have had here on a month with no vacation was 18 and the least was 12. Of course, with 42 days of paid vacation per year, you can take one week of vacation per month for 6 months and increase your days off. The strategy works the best when you bid ULR's (ultra long flights) because you have to have required days off prior to working those trips and after coming home.

Are you sure? EKs website says if the 42 days of leave, at least 21 days has to be taken as a primary week. Which leads me to think they want you to take at least 3 consecutive weeks, and the other 3 weeks can be broken up for different leave in different months. What have you seen on the line?

 

[Varmint]

Are you sure? EKs website says if the 42 days of leave, at least 21 days has to be taken as a primary week. Which leads me to think they want you to take at least 3 consecutive weeks, and the other 3 weeks can be broken up for different leave in different months. What have you seen on the line?

I am not aware of that restriction....but that does not mean it does not exist. I have always taken a long leave during the summer months here just to get out of the heat but a couple guys I know have just taken a week here and there and not a long block.

 

[El Duque]

So is it easy to get a three to four week stretch of time off during the summer? I would think most pilots would want to do the same thing.

 

[777forever]

Must read Dubai article

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html

Man this article was sobering. Kalifornia was right all along, Dubai is a facade built by slaves