The gates are open and the race is on.

EK are officially taking DEC's. Now we will see a mass exodus from QF.

Very interesting indeed. Do you have a source for this "official" news? EK careers website still says different.

Source is an email to crew from the EVPE&O and an FCI (EK version of the QF FSO) dated 20.2.12.

FCI 'expires' December 2013.

31 777's and A380's coming in the next 18 months.

New Requirements for DEC:

1. 7000TT P1,P2 (Does not include piston time, or P3 (second officer) time)
2. 3000 command > 50T
3. Preference to type rated or other relevant widebody commanders or TRI/TRE
4. Join before 56
5. Not applicable to A380

Should be interesting....it is true, so it will benefit CA's but actively discourage QF F/O's. Can't wait for the benefit of the skygod's wisdom with world wide ops.....:E

There will be no exodus from QF. The QF gig is akin to Golden handcuffs

...they always did. What's new?

Yep fraid so.
Memo from AAR the head tormentor says it all.
He doesn't actually say we will be taking DECs but alludes to it in no uncertain terms.
But he says no current F/O will be disadvantaged.
Bull**** to that.
They will take as many as they can get.

How old are you guys?
EK took DECs for as long as I can remember
I dont mean to be insulting, but what planet do you kids come from?

Qantas took them in the fifties etc.