White Knight You cannot have LIFESTYLE without MONEY!
Of course MONEY is the main consideration for those considering joining EK as DEC or even as F/O's
Experienced A340 Captains are not going to join EK in large numbers unless the money is improved.
EK have now improved the MONEY to Dhs29435 per month for experienced A340 Captains. This may well bring a few more applications but it certainly won't bring mine as the inconvenience and hassle of moving to DXB is not being rewarded sufficiently.
I think EK should offer say 2-3 year contract jobs at say $12000 per month and then they will get the Pilots they want and you within EK know these DEC's are only here for a short time to give EK a chance to get their act together to promote from within in an orderly fashion.