Emirates out to hire 700 pilots over next 18 months . . .

[robbreid]

Click Here for info.

http://www.emirates.com/us/english/about/careers.aspx

Requirements:

To apply to Emirates, candidates must have a minimum of 4000 total and 2000 multi-engine jet hours; or a total of 2500 hours on a modern, commercial multi-engine, multi-crew jet aircraft, ICAO ATPL and ICAO English level (4 or above). We will provide candidates with a round trip ticket to Dubai from an Emirates destination to attend our Selection Programme.

[rigpiggy]

because the vast majority of us who have 200 on a jet want to leave canada for anything besides a DEC position

[loopa]

I think complexintentions can fill in about how life is as a canuck living in dubai flying for emirates. I would listen closely to what he has to say.

[North of You]

When I look at my T4 and then compare that to my actual income after paying off someone elses house , I’m getting damn tempted to do this.

[xsbank]

Dash 8-100 vs A380?
Canada Pension vs Emirates/savings?

Hmmmm.

[golden hawk]

This guy seems pretty happy....

http://www.thespec.com/article/575642

[Jack Klumpus]

I think complexintentions can fill in about how life is as a canuck living in dubai flying for emirates. I would listen closely to what he has to say.

Why would you listen to what he has to say? Nothing against him, but you go and make your own decision.

[winds_in_flight_wtf]

With their 90 A380s, this does not surprise me. Someone please tell me why any airline in their right mind would order this many aircraft? Is it necessary? Is there that much traffic flowing through dubai? I think not!

[RVR6000]

With their 90 A380s, this does not surprise me. Someone please tell me why any airline in their right mind would order this many aircraft? Is it necessary? Is there that much traffic flowing through dubai? I think not!

Well they're doing something right, they made a billion dollars in profit last year.

[UKPilot]

With their 90 A380s, this does not surprise me. Someone please tell me why any airline in their right mind would order this many aircraft?

It was probably a dare.

[yycflyguy]

With their 90 A380s, this does not surprise me. Someone please tell me why any airline in their right mind would order this many aircraft? Is it necessary? Is there that much traffic flowing through dubai? I think not!

Well they're doing something right, they made a billion dollars in profit last year.

It helps when the fuel tab is only a fraction of what airlines pay.

[RVR6000]

With their 90 A380s, this does not surprise me. Someone please tell me why any airline in their right mind would order this many aircraft? Is it necessary? Is there that much traffic flowing through dubai? I think not!

Well they're doing something right, they made a billion dollars in profit last year.

It helps when the fuel tab is only a fraction of what airlines pay.

Not according to there website,

Q. Some of your competitors accuse Emirates® of enjoying an unfair advantage in terms of fuel. Are these allegations valid?

A. Emirates® purchases its fuel on the same terms as every other commercial airline at all airports at which it operates, including at Dubai International Airport. In 2007/08, fuel accounted for more than 30% of Emirates' total expenditures, which is comparable with the relevant expenditures of other long-haul international carriers such as Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa or British Airways. Earlier in 2008, Emirates® shared the aviation industry’s pain with respect to record high fuel prices. For the first six months of the financial year ending September 30, 2008, Emirates® produced a net profit of Dhs 284 million (USD 77 million) - down 88% compared to Dhs 2.36 billion (USD 643 million) net profits for the same period in 2007 and meant that Emirates’ fuel costs were higher than budgeted by Dhs 1.7 billion (USD 469 million). From a historically low base, the relevance of oil to Dubai over the last few decades has been steadily diminishing to the point that today oil related GDP represents only 5% of Dubai’s total GDP.

Jet Fuel Costs

As regards jet fuel, he says

Although some competitors like to insinuate that our fuel prices are unfairly lower than theirs, we get no breaks at all in fuel prices, either in Dubai or anywhere else in the world, other than those that we (and other airlines) manage to secure through tough negotiating and clever sourcing. We actually have a full time fuel buyer, based in Texas, and he saved us US$242 million in our last financial year. Any other airline can (and often does) do the same things we do to control their fuel costs.

Indeed, Nigel's colleague Will Löfberg, Emirates' Manager of Public Affairs, based in Dubai, confirms

Emirates purchases its fuel on the open market and in Dubai our suppliers are: Air BP, Shell, Chevron, Exxon, ENOC - all of whom charge us at commercial rates.


http://www.emirates.com/us/english/abou ... s/q_a.aspx

http://thetravelinsider.info/airlinemis ... irates.htm

[rooster]

I think complexintentions can fill in about how life is as a canuck living in dubai flying for emirates. I would listen closely to what he has to say.

Why would you listen to what he has to say? Nothing against him, but you go and make your own decision.

I believe he simply said "listen to what he has to say". Not "do what he tells you". Why wouldn't you listen to the opinion of someone who's living the experience that relates to this thread before making your own judgment call?

Nothing against you either but I could easily just the same say, why would WE listen to YOU?

[rooster]

With their 90 A380s, this does not surprise me. Someone please tell me why any airline in their right mind would order this many aircraft? Is it necessary? Is there that much traffic flowing through dubai? I think not!

I wonder how many more terminal expansions they will need with this kind of fleet size. They will soon need their own super airport!

[Jack Klumpus]

I think complexintentions can fill in about how life is as a canuck living in dubai flying for emirates. I would listen closely to what he has to say.

Why would you listen to what he has to say? Nothing against him, but you go and make your own decision.

I believe he simply said "listen to what he has to say". Not "do what he tells you". Why wouldn't you listen to the opinion of someone who's living the experience that relates to this thread before making your own judgment call?

Nothing against you either but I could easily just the same say, why would WE listen to YOU?

Because if you listened to this same poster a few years back, the tone was 180. His preachings were how life at emirates was the best thing since sliced bread, and how it was offering more than anything that Canada had to offer.

Listen to my opinion or not, no worries here. Personally, I take my decisions based on what I research. If you're wondering, the research does not include strangers posting on internet forums.

[fingersmac]

I wonder how many more terminal expansions they will need with this kind of fleet size. They will soon need their own super airport!

Already in the works. Five parallel runways and able to handle 160 million passengers/40 million tons of freight. Cargo operations start this month.

[RB211]

With their 90 A380s, this does not surprise me. Someone please tell me why any airline in their right mind would order this many aircraft? Is it necessary? Is there that much traffic flowing through dubai? I think not!

Well I guess it is good for EK that you are not running the airline!

The traffic numbers through Dubai are growing substantially year over year. It is easy to see why when you consider the geographic location of Dubai as a hub with respect to global population. Especially when much of that population is in emerging markets. I read somewhere that the middle class population of India was equivalent to the entire U.S. population and growing. That is a great number of folks with some disposable income for travelling. Then there is the Middle East in general and Africa.

EK is in a position to take advantage of its location, and the latest generation long haul a/c, to connect these regions with the rest of the developed world.

[flying4dollars]

I wonder how many more terminal expansions they will need with this kind of fleet size. They will soon need their own super airport!

Already in the works. Five parallel runways and able to handle 160 million passengers/40 million tons of freight. Cargo operations start this month.

Wow!!!!



That's insane.

[Jack Klumpus]

I hope they can land in cross-winds.

Also, my impression of dubai, having spent time in that whole entire region, is that it's more fake than Las Vegas. Everything about it is fake. From the trees, to the culture, to the food, the women, etc, etc, etc.

[Mihai]

I hope they can land in cross-winds.

+1
if you're gonna spend so much money, why not make a few 90-degree runways as well?

[TG]

They call it Middle East Management Videos on PPrune and there is up to six videos of it.

[Just another canuck]

Also, my impression of dubai, having spent time in that whole entire region, is that it's more fake than Las Vegas. Everything about it is fake. From the trees, to the culture, to the food, the women, etc, etc, etc.

+1

Dubai sucks... why anyone would want to live anywhere in the Middle East is beyond me. You can find just as attractive salaries/jobs in far better locations... IMO.

[RB211]

More?!!!!!!

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... clark.html

[loopa]

More?!!!!!!

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... clark.html

Does it surprise anybody that only one of the board directors is actually middle eastern? lol...

They must be doing something right if they're out looking for 700 pilots this year and that many more orders of A380's? My friend who flew their 340's is starting his 380 ground school with them in July, and from the sounds of what he says, the company seems to be doing really well. I have another friend who left Canada after the collapse of Harmony, and is a 777 pilot with Emirates, and he wouldn't replace it for the world. He says it's not "Canada" but it's also nice to be making good dollars for a change. He says that the life style is different, and if one is able to suck up the negatives, but learn to live with the positives, dubai really isn't that bad of a place.

I really think the bottom line comes down to the fact that some people are suited to live in an environment like dubai, and some aren't. For those that aren't, there are plenty of great jobs elsewhere.

I have been to dubai, only as a visitor, and I enjoyed my time. Though living and just visiting is different, I for one didn't see why any of the so called, fake, unreal, etc, materials you guys speak of would bug me. If I'm there, flying, making good dollars, living a luxury lifestyle, I'm not sure what I would be complaining about. The guys seem to be getting their yearly bids for vacation, and great deals to travel around the world. But obviously some of you guys have a different out take on it which I also understand.

To each his own... all the best to the ones who apply. Just be yourself, their HR is apparently really good in weeding out people who "try" to come off as team workers in the 3 day interview process. Oh and remember, BMI of below 30 or you get sent home. Lots of north american pilots have problems with this requirement. At least JAA is okay up to BMI35.

Ciao

[willing to fly]

Dubai sucks... why anyone would want to live anywhere in the Middle East is beyond me. You can find just as attractive salaries/jobs in far better locations... IMO.

I'm not sure that I have the desire to go and work there but I would challenge anyone to name a Canadian company that pays starting FO's $80, 000 CAD Tax free and gives them a free house that doesn't look like a 703 crew house.

The grass is always greener but it has to be better than doing the bag run into Shamatawa on a daily basis.