FlydubaiGate

Emirates fatigue reports show UAE airlines pushing crews to limits (RT EXCLUSIVE)
RT has obtained new evidence of UAE pilots and crews being pushed to the brink of exhaustion. The shocking grievances by the Emirates cabin crew date from early April and echo anonymous accounts shared by Flydubai staff following deadly mid-March plane crash.
Apr 13, 2016 05:10
Emirates Airline a ‘golden cage’ that reinforces ‘culture of fear’ – whistleblower website
Employees of Emirates Airline refer to the company as a “golden cage,” which allegedly exhausts crews beyond their limits and employs punishments when complaints are filed, the administrator of a dedicated whistleblower site has told RT.
Apr 5, 2016 06:50
Black boxes of crashed Flydubai plane decoded, no onboard system malfunctions found – investigators
Flydubai flight FZ981, which crashed in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, was fully operational when it took off from the airport in Dubai, the Interstate Aviation Committee said after decoding the flight data recorders.
Mar 29, 2016 14:05
60 Flydubai, Emirates pilots tell RT of fatigue, intimidation, misuse of authority (EXCLUSIVE)
After a Flydubai whistleblower contacted RT, some 60 people claiming to work or have worked for that airline and Emirates contacted us with allegations of pilot fatigue and airline intimidation.
Mar 28, 2016 06:16
‘Rosters are brutal’: Ex-Emirates pilot tells RT how airline forces employees to work extra hours
An ex-Emirates pilot has told RT that the company forces its pilots to take heavy workloads by “bullying” them into accepting tough rosters, amid mounting reports from other pilots of Dubai-based airlines in the wake of the FlydubaiGate scandal.
Mar 26, 2016 05:33
‘Modern day slavery for pilots’: More disturbing accounts of rules bent at Flydubai
An ex-Flydubai pilot told RT that he had to quit the airline after serious health problems as the company reportedly squeezes everything it legally can from its employees. Another described the working conditions as a form of ‘modern-day slavery.’
Mar 25, 2016 10:00

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