Hello @riverflows, i am glad to know about your experience.
According to Airline Geeks, Emirates has laid off many employees in respone to Covid-19 - some 6500 cabin crew and some engineers have been let go, and 180 pilets who were undergoing training, as well as hundreds of trainee cabin crew.
My friend is also working there as a pilot and he is lost job too. he belongs to the india.
Oh no, I'm really sorry aobut your friend @luckyali ! that's no good at all. So many people affected by this tragedy.