Why I left EMIRATES | Life after Dubai

[@AbbyAnnMary]

I remember watching your videos when I joined Emirates in 2014 - they were a great resource at that time. I have moved on from Dubai and aviation but it is nice to see you’re well and I’m excited to see your next chapter :)

[@lisasingle]

@abbyannmary thank you for telling me that! It feels like a lifetime ago when I made those videos 😯 I’m so glad they helped you ♥️

[@SputnikF22]

Same as the previous comment and was fascinated by your story. All the best and look for to more!

[@lisasingle]

Thank you so much! ♥️

[@StephenOshea]

lovely video thanks for posting . it's expensive to live in Australia now Lisa

[@lisasingle]

You’re right, it’s getting so expensive in all the major cities in Australia 😔 The cost of living where we live right now is very good so that comes into our decision of staying overseas for now.

[@Yikesforsure]

I have no idea why your video showed up in my feed, but I’m so glad it did! What an interesting life and career story. I appreciate you sharing and will subscribe. My family has moved a lot throughout the US for career advancement including time in Ohio (go Bucks!). Looking forward to hearing more about your journey.

[@lisasingle]

Thank you so much for watching and subscribing! Our journey certainly has taken some twists and turns but it's been an adventure well worth it. We like it over here in the States and it's so nice that Ohioans have welcomed us so warmly. Go Buckeyes!

[@AndrewRod-c5v]

Jetset with Jess ! She was an American airlines flight attendant and is now a co pilot for regional airline based in Miami !

[@lisasingle]

That’s awesome! My husband and I made a video about this… ‘Flight Attendant to Airline Pilot’ 😊 it will be on my channel in a couple of days. I will look Jess up! Thank you for telling me 🫶🏼

[@Bellolamb45]

Ex emirates crew here, also living in the U.S. Greetings from New Jersey!❤

[@lisasingle]

That’s awesome @bellolamb45 I hope you’re enjoying your post-EK life like we are 😊 Thanks for saying hi!

[@latebloomerabroad]

I never saw your channel before, but this is a very interesting video! It's great to see how adaptable you've been without being bitter about how your career has come out, and to see what a great attitude you and your husband how Covid changes your plans. You're right, you're lucky! Cincinnati is a good place to live for anyone who travels, since it's a hub for many international (and domestic) airlines.

[@lisasingle]

That’s such a lovely compliment, thank you for taking the time to say hello. Resilience is definitely an art we’ve become quite good at as a whole family unit 😆

[@bradburchnell2341]

Happy for you and your family. I do live North of Detroit and used to lead a company in the Cincinnati Area. Keep going

[@lisasingle]

Thank you so much 🫶🏼

[@mateusztommy]

Despite on the topic seems like you are good mother and woman, your husband is lucky to be with you! Keep it up.

[@lisasingle]

Thank you! That’s super kind of you ♥️

[@kristinadzambo2339]

Omg Lisa Single - you were a legend back in time when l wanted to become Emirates crew , nice to see you back !!❤️in the meantime l joined emirates and l left during pandemic 🥲, but you were who inspired me to join 😍

[@lisasingle]

Thank you so much for your comment and your kind words 🥰 I’m so glad I was able to help you! Isn’t it so strange to think back to that time when I was making videos about Emirates?! I had so much support with the videos, it was such a wild ride but so much fun. I hope you hang around to see what’s next, my life is even more exciting now than it was during my time at EK!

[@kristinadzambo2339]

⁠@@lisasingledefinitely l am hanging around and following your next adventures!!😍🥰

[@fw1421]

I worked for American Airlines for 23 years,not as a flight crew member. Flight attendants in the US are worked like rented mules. They are not treated with much respect by both the company and the customers. They are paid only when the pilot takes off the parking brakes until they set the parking brakes again, even though they may have been at work for hours. It is not an easy job and a lot of flight attendants have to apply for government assistance because they make so little. This is US airlines only I’m speaking of.

[@lisasingle]

Yes it’s sad to see the flight attendants being undervalued here in the US. They are certainly underpaid for the critical role they play in the care and safety of their passengers. I talk to many FA’s as I fly a lot domestically within the US and it always makes me sad to hear how many of them feel under appreciated.

[@HeroMan380]

Very lucky getting the airline job in the states. I’m back in Aussie nearly 1300hrs and still stuck in GA. Hoping to make it over there someday ❤

[@lisasingle]

Keep working at it! Once you get your 1,500 total time you will have a lot more open doors. Sending you positive vibes ♥️

[@HeroMan380]

@ would you say having 1500hrs is good enough for the states right now. It’s mainly all single engine piston. Or is it better to go states with some turbine time?

[@lisasingle]

No you can definitely come to America with 1,500 single engine piston time, as long as you have 1,500 total! Obviously with limited twin time and/or no jet time it’s going to be a huge jump for you and you’ll feel behind the aircraft A LOT at the beginning but that’s what ground school is for and as long as you can keep up with your class you’ll be fine. There are far fewer airlines right now that are taking E3’s from Australia with just 1,500 but you can try Commute Air, GoJet and maybe SkyWest but the more hours you build on top of that the better. The recruitment process can be lengthy so just keep hour building even after you apply. Good luck!

[@HeroMan380]

@@lisasingle thanks so much!

[@bloomsberriette]

Great video! So interesting…. Wish the music was at a lower volume, though. It was quite distracting.

[@lisasingle]

Gosh I am so sorry about that, I am aware of the volume level of the backing music and I wish I could edit it 😔 I have made improvements for future videos, I promise! I'm glad you enjoyed the video nonetheless, thank you for watching.

[@lawrenceakini4981]

Awesome. Thanks for this vlog. Have an amazing day! Cheers.

[@lisasingle]

Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it ♥️

[@axxxa25]

My dream is to become a pilot and i plan on joining Emirates as a cabin crew to save up money for my pilot training. Thanks for the video❤

[@lisasingle]

I’m doing a video all about our story to becoming airline pilots ♥️ it’s definitely worth sticking to your dreams because it’s possible!

[@harihoudini]

how odd/smart this YT algorithm is. I was watching a video on Dubai and nothing to do with airlines etc. and i happen to live in Cincinnati and this video popped up.

[@lisasingle]

Agreed! The algorithm sure is wacko sometimes but I’m so glad it brought you to my video 🙂 Thanks for watching and STAY WARM 🤣 Cincinnati is freezing right now 🥶

[@scwappycoco]

Glad to hear your story and good luck to your careers. Is Emirates still under consideration for your husband as a pilot? Unfortunately there are no videos by pilots describing a career at Emirates airline. Would you recommend someone to leave a pilot career in a major airline in Canada to go to Dubai and join Emirates? What was the general mood amongst pilots? Looking forward to your answer and hopefully a video on this topic would be appreciated!

[@lisasingle]

Hi there, thanks for your question. Our take on this is that right now, no we aren’t considering returning to Emirates as flight crew. The reasons are because a) flight crew for EK fly a lot (900hrs per year) and the flying they are doing is a combination of short haul multi sector flying, medium haul, long haul, and ultra long haul. They really can get a combination of all flight durations and the flights are likely to span over many time zones so it’s extremely exhausting. b) the pay isn’t competitive for us right now but in the past that has been a factor that we have been interested in. c) although the lifestyle in Dubai is nice with plenty of perks, we have a great lifestyle now in the States which we wouldn’t be able to have back in Dubai. Plus we have kids now which we didn’t have when we were with Emirates so that’s another reason why we aren’t willing to uproot in the near future. d) finally, not really a reason but more of a summary - although EK offers tax free salary and a nice comfortable lifestyle with plenty of allowances, we regard our work/life balance pretty highly and right now America is the winner. We always keep our options open though as I think many pilots do. You just never know what curveball is going to come hurling your way next! Good luck and yes, I can post a video on this in the future.

[@mateusztommy]

Is there any cabin crew to cockpit programme done by fly emirates?

[@lisasingle]

Not that I’m aware of, I know that Emirates used to have a cadet program for pilots however I think it was just for UAE nationals. That was a while ago so it’s worth researching in case things have changed.

[@stevea9604]

The only thing I would change is develop an outro for your videos 👍🏻🤩

[@lisasingle]

That is such a valid point, I couldn’t agree more. You know, I think what happened is that I originally planned to end this week’s video differently and then I thought that it might be getting a bit long for the viewer? But I 100% agree that the outro should have been more punch and relevant. Thanks so much for your feedback ♥️

[@stevea9604]

Florida is nice to fly out of anytime 👍🏻🤩🌊🌞

[@lisasingle]

You’re right there 🤣

[@brensingle]

Thanks for the video

[@lisasingle]

You are a sweetheart 🩷

[@eomivi]

i would like to ask you about emirates background check do you know something pls?

[@lisasingle]

You will need to answer a questionnaire for Emirates however they cannot do background checks in your own country.

[@eomivi]

@@lisasingle like even if i was fired from another airline would it affect?

[@lisasingle]

Even if that’s the case you can still apply for Emirates and disclose the details around your dismissal at your discretion. If you make it to an interview and they question you on this matter, perhaps you can provide context around the dismissal that justifies your actions? I’m not sure of your situation but there’s always a chance so I say go for it anyway!

[@eomivi]

@@lisasingle Okay thank you so much😊🥰

[@arkayrap2979]

What’s wrong with Detroit?

[@lisasingle]

Nothing! We had already established a good friends network in Cincinnati before Bren got Detroit as his domicile however we have seriously considered (and continue to consider) Detroit as a home base and relocating to minimize the time on the highways.

[@stevea9604]

Your you is better than most others and more real 👍🏻🤩🤔😀

[@lisasingle]

You are SO kind 🫶🏼

[@monikaparmar3563]

Hello Lisa, do they hire inexperienced candidates?

[@lisasingle]

Yes, they absolutely do! I had zero experience as a flight attendant when I was offered a job with Emirates. Even if you don’t have experience you will still have as good a chance as any other applicant 😊

[@monikaparmar3563]

@lisasingle thank u Lisa.

[@Baeomran]

My favorite Australian KZbin My favourite first Emiratess crew social media influencer The first ❤

[@lisasingle]

Thank you so much 🙏🏼 that is such a sweet comment. It feels great to be back on KZbin! Thanks for tuning in ♥️

[@stevea9604]

You need bigger photos to hold all the cuteness of your babies 👍🏻🤩🥰

[@lisasingle]

Next video! 🥰

[@Fly_with_Andy]

Is that Al Qamzi building in Al Nahda? We were neighbours 😂

[@lisasingle]

Yes it was! We lived there for about 6 months then moved into a different apartment building just around the corner. Al Nahda was good because it wasn’t too far from the airport right?! 😆 I hope you are well 🫶🏼

[@Fly_with_Andy]

I resigned in Nov 2021 after 11yrs. Now I started flying for a private company just small private jets this Oct. Love it so far. All the best in US. 🙏🏼

[@oxymoira]

Just fyi .. the music is just distracting when ur explaining ur experience ..

[@lisasingle]

I’m so sorry! I have received this feedback once already and I feel bad that this happened because I also get so frustrated with videos that have loud backing music. I’m working on improving this problem for future videos 🙏🏼

[@deborahp-q3w]

the music in background is annoying too me.

[@lisasingle]

I’m really sorry about that, I’ve had this feedback before and it’s an editing error on my part. If you watch my next video about Airline Staff Travel Benefits you will notice that the music is at a much better volume. Thanks for bearing with me as I navigate KZbin (again) 🫶🏼

[@anthonymuscat7331]

Most people change jobs after 10 or so years. Nothing new.

[@whatever11463]

Please make your videos without music or with quieter one because this one was so annoying.

[@lisasingle]

Noted, thank you for that feedback 🫶🏼

[@KiwiKiwi902]

I live in Ohio !!!

[@lisasingle]

So then I have just one question for you… Bengals or Browns?

[@anthonymuscat7331]

Could do without the dribble for the first 10 minutes.

[@lisasingle]

Noted!

[@GODISMYSTERIOUS]

Do you have confidence in the U.S. because Trump is the elected president? 😁. Dubai is not a nice place to live permanently. You as a foreigner will always be a foreigner status. You can’t have a benefit as the native born UAE Arabs. You cannot talk freely about the country while you live in UAE unless you risk the imprisonment. The U.S. has a lot of freedom for you to express your view if you plan to be a full time KZbinr or influencer. These days, many people work as their full time jobs on KZbin. Some are very successful and become millionaires.

[@lisasingle]

You’re right on all of those points, I agree with everything you said. As for Trump, it doesn’t worry me that he is the president elect however if I had the right to vote here in the US (I don’t because I’m not a citizen) I probably wouldn’t have supported him. He’s a bit of a loose cannon if you know what I mean! But the Americans do obviously wanted him and not her, so I’m glad the citizens largely got what they wanted.

[@GODISMYSTERIOUS]

@ He is no doubt a loose cannon. I didn’t vote for anyone. If God helps him as the elected President, I just pray that he will do a good job to reduce the prices of gas, products and services. I wish you will enjoy the stay in the U.S. and someday become a citizen. I still feel the U.S. is the best country in the world when compared to other countries.

[@CerealBuckle]

Nothing like living in a Muslim country…I hear they have a great track record with women

[@charlespowell5847]

The most boring video ever 😂

[@lisasingle]

Well, thanks for clicking on the video... and the constructive (?) feedback.