Emirates is opening its arms to interested Malaysia Airlines pilots to join the airline. Emirates' VP Adnan Kazim said Emirates’ plans to hire pilots from other airlines is ongoing. “There are plans to take up new pilots including those from Malaysia Airlines but there are still no details such as the number of Malaysia Airlines’ pilots or when it will take place,” he said Tuesday. Malaysia Airlines and Emirates had in December last year inked a codeshare agreement as part of Malaysia Airlines’ route rationalisation programme. This exercise will see Malaysia Airlines axing routes to Frankfurt, Istanbul and Brisbane. Malaysia Airlines had reportedly said its network rationalisation exercise would have an impact on its pilots but they have been offered options, which did not include termination. <br/>