Emmirates work schedule?

[DHPFLYN]

Thanks for the information !!

 

[Varmint]

As the guy above mentioned, the wives were included in the briefing about EK benefits and the tour of Dubai. All the married guys brought their wives and they all loved it. When you're off at the EK HQ, there's lots for them to do including killing your credit rating with your credit card.

As a side note, a mate of mine that's in training right now said his instructor made the comment today, that RJ guys are going to find it a lot harder to get an interview becasue of all the furloughed and laid-off pilots that have Boeing and Airbus time. EK's never really seemed to come to terms with the fact that they were hiring guys that didn't have anything larger than an RJ on their license.

TP will know a lot more.

Kenny,

Congrats on getting back and getting your ref's checked. Mine still have not been. I only know of 2 guys out of 9 whose refs have been checked out of my group.
V

 

[Kenny]

Thanks,

I was very lucky with my intervewers, in fact I couldn't have asked for better.

Don't worry about your references not being checked yet. The emails are sent out by the HR person who sat down with you on the last day. If you were interviewed by an Aussie, she was over here at a job fair and wouldn't have been in the office to send them out.

Remember, no news is good news and good luck.

 

[fareview]

Typhoonpilot,

Quick question, Just curious what are the rest periods like on the Ultra long hauls? DXB-IAH Do you get two rest periods? Is the crew rest area nice? I read before that Singapore actually had two different areas. So the captain and first officer slept in different areas so one wouldn't keep the other up.

Thanks for any information

It depends on the crew. On a GRU where I was augmenting on the way there - it departs in the morning. We rested for three, worked for six then rested for three more. On a JFK we did six on, six off. On another one we did two breaks of three-ish each.

The skippers are great here (exceptions obviously - but rare)- they ask how everyone feels and come up with a game plan based on that and their need to be functional for the landing.

Respectfully,

fv

 

[Father Jack]

The crew rest compartment is above the overhead bins in the aft section of the aircraft. It is like sleeping in a coffin. I like it, only job I've ever had where they pay you to sleep.

 

[CRJ200pilot]

Everything Kenny said was Very Accurate. My experiance was the exact same. All 8 in my group got called back for day 3. We had a great group of guys. Going there I wanted the job, but after seeing everything and being treated the way we were.....I REALLY REALLY WANT TO WORK THERE NOW. To me, my eyes have now been open to what an airline should be and American companies have no clue and prolly never will. This truly was one of the best weeks of my life. I learned so much about myself and other cultures. Business class makes the 15+ hour flight to and from IAH a simple task. I really enjoyed the compass test and the Phsyc evaluation.....the test itself is long and tedious, but it pegged me perfectly. Remember, you are always being watched.....And it is very true when they say, BE YOURSELF. Any ? PM me Im happy to help

 

[Dumb Pilot]

To me, my eyes have now been open to what an airline should be and American companies have no clue and prolly never will.

Airlines here at home have missed the point that treating their employees with respect and paying them a decent wage is an essential part of the success of airlines abroad, simple as that

 

[DHPFLYN]

Is it true that Donna is no longer with Emirates?

 

[TSA145]

Yes but don't know the details. S.A. took over.

 

[ozpilot]

Congrats Kenny, sounds good for you. Way to go mate!

 

[Gear Disagree]

Yes but don't know the details. S.A. took over.

Its a great airline story!

Just a word of advise. Don't make whoopy on a company a/c, inflight, at work, while drinking...

 

[TSA145]

Its a great airline story!

Just a word of advise. Don't make whoopy on a company a/c, inflight, at work, while drinking...

No kidding! I was not going to post it on FI!

 

[fareview]

Its a great airline story!

Just a word of advise. Don't make whoopy on a company a/c, inflight, at work, while drinking...

Not cool to bring that up here.

Thats family business and as such stays within the family.

fv

 

[Max Powers]

This is a post I made a few months ago on another web board. It was primarily aimed at days off in a particular month, but it does have some of the info you seek.

In a purely unscientific look at the March Rosters here is what I see for some of my friends who are line pilots on the B777:

Friend number 1 - 13 days off plus 11 days vacation. Five days off prior to vacation and 1 day off after for a total of 17 in a row. Flying a Europe trip and a JFK trip plus start another Europe trip on the 31st.

Friend number 2 - 12 days off, 2 days reserve, rest are trips and recurrent

Friend number 3 - 9 days off, 1 rest day, 6 days vacation. Three days off before vacation, 4 days off after for a total of 13 in a row. Fourteen if you add the rest day at the end of the days off.

Friend number 4 - 14 days off, 10 in a row.

Friend number 5 - 13 days off, 9 in a row.

Friend number 6 - 13 days off, 11 days vacation. Seven days off before vacation, 3 days off after for a total of 21 in a row. One JFK, One IAH trip.

Friend number 7 - 14 days off, 7 in a row.

Airbus 330/340

Friend number 1 - 14 days off, 5 in a row. 2 Beijings, 2 Zurichs, 1 day turn, 1 night turn, 1 Available Day.

Friend number 2 - 14 days off. 5 in a row, 4 in a row, 3 in a row. Four Europe trips, 1 Asia trip.

Friend number 3 - 7 days off, 8 days vacation. Two days off before and after vacation.


There are currently two pairings on the B777 that are 9 days long. Both go to Australia. The DXB-BKK-SYD-AKL-SYD-BKK-DXB and the DXB-SIN-BNE-AKL-BNE-SIN-DXB. THe first one has 48 hours is BKK the first time through and 24 on the way back. You stay in SYD for 3 nights with an AKL turn on one of the days. The second one stays in SIN for 24 hours going and coming. You stay in BNE for 4 days with an AKL turn on one of the days.

The Airbus 340 has a 6 day trip that goes to MEL and then Christchurch with an overnight in Christchurch.

The majority of trips are 2 to 4 days in duration as well as quite a bit of night flying that are turns to the Sub-Continent. Nasty flying and very fatigueing.

One must realize that Emirates operates around the clock and one of the biggest departure periods is at 0200 to 0330. International flying entails a lot of sleepless nights. It can be managed, but sometimes it sucks. Personnaly I don't mind the 0330 departures as I can usually get a good 3 to 4 hours sleep before pick-up. A seven-nine hour flight and then an afternoon nap is all I need to recover. Remembering too, that we can rest on the flight deck.



What do you do where you live now? Dubai has pretty much eveything in terms of outdoor and indoor activites that the USA has. Just no greenery.

It's not true that you have to leave Dubai for any length of time. As a resident with a Visa you can stay as long as the Visa is valid.


Typhoonpilot

Man that sounds like a nasty regional schedule. Whatever happened to decent international schedules with 17 or more days off?

 

[typhoonpilot]

Man that sounds like a nasty regional schedule. Whatever happened to decent international schedules with 17 or more days off?

.... and here I thought a nasty regional schedule is where you work five 14 hour duty days in a row flying 8 legs per day, followed by two days off, then repeat.


TP