Emirates

Minimum Requirements

Emirates Airline takes great pride in the work our Flight Deck Crew perform daily to 88 destinations across the globe. To ensure the continued high levels of safety and service for our passengers and employees, our selection standards for flight crew positions are necessarily high.

Requirements for Position of Direct Entry Captain

• A minimum of 8,000 hours total flying time
• A minimum of 3,000 hours in command of multi-crew, multi-engine jet aircraft in excess of 55 tonnes MTOW
• 4,000 hours flown in multi-crew, multi-engine jet or turbo prop aircraft with MTOW of 10 tonnes or more, as P1 or P2
• Preference will be given to candidates with Boeing EFIS experience who will be eligible to undertake a short transition course
• Must be a current Captain
• First Officers, qualified as Cruise Captains, do not meet the Direct Entry Captain requirements
• ICAO ATPL
• ICAO English language Proficiency (a minimum of level 4) - a license endorsement or a Jeppesen English Proficiency Test

Requirements for Position of First Officer - A330/A340 and B777

• A minimum of 4,000 hours total flying time
• A minimum of 2,000 hours multi-crew, multi-engined jet aircraft experience
• ICAO ATPL
• English language fluency (written and verbal comprehension)
• ICAO English language Proficiency (a minimum of level 4) - a license endorsement or a Jeppesen English Proficiency Test
• Experience commensurate with age
• Type rated would be advantageous

Background on Emirates Flight Operations
Career Progression and Rostering
Minimum Requirements
On-line Application Form
Selection Process
Reapplications – Policy Change
Retirement Age

Employment Packages

Captain Salary First Officer Salary

CAPTAIN SALARY:

Monthly Salary
Starting salary is Dhs 32,430 per month and is reviewed annually (1 US$ = 3.66 UAE Dirhams). The salary is tax free.

Productivity Pay
For each block hour above approximately 78 hours per month, an additional Dhs 525.

Hourly Flying Pay
Flying pay will be paid for all block hours commencing from the first hour flown to the threshold level above which productivity pay will commence. The hourly flying pay rates will be Dhs 60 per block hour. For example, a Captain flying 75 block hours in a given month will receive Dhs 4,500 as Flying Pay.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:

Place of Employment
All positions are permanent and based in Dubai, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the Middle East, well known for its wealth of fantastic shopping, sporting opportunities and a wonderful lifestyle.

Provident Fund
Emirates provides a company sponsored provident fund.

Company Contributions:
First 10 years - 12% of basic salary
After 10 years - 15% of basic salary

Entitlement on Resignation:
Within the first 5 years - no entitlement to Company Contributions - however an End of Service Benefit applies.
Between 5 and 7 years - the entitlement is 75% of the company's contribution.
After 7 years - the entitlement is 100% of the company's contribution.

Accommodation
We provide fully furnished accommodation (including water, electricity, gas and maintenance costs) or a housing allowance of Dhs 14,240 per month.

Transport
All transport while on duty is supplied by the company. Additionally, an interest free car loan is available for new joiners (Dhs 70,000).

Health Cover
Free health cover (medical and dental) for the employee. Generously subsidised health cover (medical and dental) is also provided for spouse and dependent children.

Employee Insurance Benefits
Insurance benefits for the employee include Loss of Licence Insurance (36x basic monthly salary) and both Life Assurance and Accident Insurance (48x basic monthly salary).

Children's Educational Benefits
A generous education assistance package is provided for a maximum of three dependent children (between the ages of 4 and 19, in full-time school equivalent education). The revised allowances (effective 1st September 2008) are:

Primary School:
Reimbursement of 100% of the first Dhs 17,000 and 90% of remainder up to a limit of Dhs 34,000 per child per academic year.

Secondary School:
Reimbursement of 100% of the first Dhs 27,000 and 90% of remainder up to a limit of Dhs 54,000 per child per academic year.

Profit Sharing
The company has in the past few years paid a tax free profit share bonus for all employees, which is dependent on company performance.

Annual Leave
42 days per year.

Privilege Travel
Free air travel for employee, spouse and eligible dependant children once a year to the Annual Leave Destination. On other occasions, after a qualifying period, discounted travel is available.

Exchange Rate Protection Pay
This is a compensation mechanism in addition to the monthly salary which protects employees from monetary fluctuations due to the appreciation of home country currencies against the UAE Dirham (AED). Actual payment in any given month would vary up or down depending upon the exchange rate of the given month.