In a few years I should be a Qantas pilot... I was looking up working as flight crew for Emirates, because they actively recruit international people to fly their planes. This I might try once I have enough flight hours up with Qantas. To work for them they give you accommodation but you have to move to Dubai. I'm not one to be a hack and yell at people in English who obviously don't understand me, so I will need to learn some Arabic if this idea of mine becomes a reality a few years down the track. My question is can i learn the UAE/Dubai Arabic dialect with easy to find material, if i know one Arabic will i know them all, and if not, what kind of Arabic do the people of UAE speak?
thanks

In a few years I should be a Qantas pilot... I was looking up working as flight crew for Emirates, because they actively recruit international people to fly their planes. This I might try once I have enough flight hours up with Qantas. To work for them they give you accommodation but you have to move to Dubai. I'm not one to be a hack and yell at people in English who obviously don't understand me, so I will need to learn some Arabic if this idea of mine becomes a reality a few years down the track. My question is can i learn the UAE/Dubai Arabic dialect with easy to find material, if i know one Arabic will i know them all, and if not, what kind of Arabic do the people of UAE speak?
thanks

UAE uses gulf Arabic, but it's much more similiar than standard Arabic than anything else. I recommend you learn that first, the dialects come later when you experience it first hand. Knowing the standard will mean you can communicate in any Arabic country, and given that you'll always be distinguishable because Arabic grammar is nearly impossible to perfect, it doesn't matter for blending it/sounding more normal, since everyone understands standard Arabic anyways.

So yeah, just learn the standard/old Arabic, it's much more logical and easier to understand, and can also be used seamlessly in all Arabic speaking places. Pick up the dialect/accent as you go along, it's not that important at all, it's only a little useful for sounding normal.