typhoonpilot
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aa717driver:
Don't wait until you hit the street to apply to Emirates. It took me 37 weeks to get an interview and another 12 until I got a class.
They are really just testing the waters with selected Americans right now. The secret to getting an interview is having dual citizenship or having worked overseas before. Although a spouse with overseas life experience has helped one guy from TWA get an interview. The other really helpful thing is current in A-320, A-330, B-777, B-767/757, and/or B-737 EFIS/NG.
Some years back some of the Eastern pilots who worked here left a bad taste at Emirates for American pilots. There are now only four of us here and one more on his way. Hopefully we can help smooth over the bad feelings from the past and that will lead Emirates recruitment to try guys who haven't worked overseas before.
If you really are interested they require resignation of your number and I highly recommend getting the app in now. We are at 46 airplanes now with 103 to 107 due by 2010 and then another 30 percent increase by 2013. Watch the Paris Airshow for a big announcement.
Typhoonpilot
Don't wait until you hit the street to apply to Emirates. It took me 37 weeks to get an interview and another 12 until I got a class.
They are really just testing the waters with selected Americans right now. The secret to getting an interview is having dual citizenship or having worked overseas before. Although a spouse with overseas life experience has helped one guy from TWA get an interview. The other really helpful thing is current in A-320, A-330, B-777, B-767/757, and/or B-737 EFIS/NG.
Some years back some of the Eastern pilots who worked here left a bad taste at Emirates for American pilots. There are now only four of us here and one more on his way. Hopefully we can help smooth over the bad feelings from the past and that will lead Emirates recruitment to try guys who haven't worked overseas before.
If you really are interested they require resignation of your number and I highly recommend getting the app in now. We are at 46 airplanes now with 103 to 107 due by 2010 and then another 30 percent increase by 2013. Watch the Paris Airshow for a big announcement.
Typhoonpilot