Originally Posted by
Gig103
I'm not tuned into the EK situation specifically, but when I hear "pilot shortage" my concern is flight delay and cancellation, not safety.
The reason I mentioned safety is because
as of July 1, 2018, Emirates is reducing the pilot staffing on select ultra longhaul flights from four pilots to three pilots.
There have been lots of discussions, including by pilots about this reduction since other airlines' rule is to have at least 4 for flights over 12 hours.
I am an airline enthusiast but honestly know very little about the 'real' situation as well as pros and cons of this cut and I can only go by what others, including those flying aircraft, are saying about this. From what I have read, pilots at EK seem to already fly longer hours than pilots from other airlines and are concerned about fatigue issues.