MylordF, As I am sure you know, a DEC could not show up in DXB and find that his pay will be 16% lower than agreed on during the interview. The DEC would not come unless he had a signed contract with the pay clearly spelled out. If the pay in the contract was 16% lower than anticipated, and he signed it anyway than the place for blame is obvious. Even at EK the pay in the contract can not be reduced.
A new jioning group started on the 17 Jan bring the seniority list up to 923. This group includes 6 DEC's and 4 F/O's.
Also you should take into consideration when counting future staffing, that all of the aircraft on order will require extra crews for the ultra long haul. This will lead to a higher Captains per airplane requirement.
It is not all rosy, but it is not all bad either!
Regards,
330 Man