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Emirates


Dubai, UAE
www.emirates.com

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  • Aircraft on order: 747-8F: 10; A350-900: 50; A350-1000: 20; A380-800: 71; B777-300ER: 90; B777F: 10
  • Twice daily JFK, LAX and IAH service
  • Pilots can take cash option for housing and go on their own but will not be allowed to come back to company accommodation
  • Accommodation allowance 159,840 Dhs/year
  • Emirates pays all utilities to a cap 21,600 Dhs/year per villa, but does not provide monthly utility billings to pilots
  • Overtime paid after 92 hours
  • Salary based on flying zero hours; each hour flown (up to the minimum monthly) earns an extra $9.48/hr
  • Flying on day off pays $176 for the callout
  • Salary is tax free up to $85,700 for U.S. citizens
  • Provident fund: 12% of basic salary thru year 10; after year 10, 15%
  • Housing: if married, pilot receives a villa; married, no kids: 3 bedroom condo; single: 2 bedroom condo or you can opt out of all housing and get approx $3,000 USD/month
  • This page last updated: Jan 29, 2012 (pilot count)
 
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pilots pilots
3,014
 Total
3,014
 Active
0
 Furlough

none (unions illegal in UAE)
pilots pilots
A380: 
19
777-300ER: 
 61
777-300: 
 12
777-200LR: 
 10
777-200F: 
 3
777-200: 
 9
A340-500: 
 10
A340-300: 
 8
A330-200: 
 27

Dubai

pilots

Hiring. Emirates jobs page.

Three year training bond, $36,000.

Emirates hiring gouge.

pilots

n/a


[Figures converted from UAE currency at $1 USD = 3.68 AED]

**Corrections to payscale**: first year FO base pay $6,890 (3% increase/year); first year captain base pay $9,914 (3% increase/year)

Above salary does not include flight time pay (FO: $12.22/flight hr; Capt: $16.26/flight hr)

Most junior captain hired: Nov 2008 (777)

Retirement:
Provident Fund pays cash benefit at end of service.

Pilot must contribute 5% of base pay (vested 100% immediately).

Emirates contributes an amount equal to 12% of base pay (50% vested after 5 years; 100% vested after 7 years).

Company contribution increases to 15% after 10 years.

Per Diem :
Equivalent to 3 meals in local currency
 

pilots

401K:
(see info above)
401k Matching:
n/a
A/B Fund:
n/a
Other:

   
 
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