The inevitable will happen one day. EK will come to cruise speed and the right seats will be filled with moaning F/O that had previous captain experience.
The only thing that will be left for them is the privilege to live in Dubai. Mild winters and awfully hot summers during which the whole place runs empty. Those with children will find themselves with a huge problem of what to do with them in the summer. Wives get bored and jealous of their husbands exploring the world after a couple of years.
I have said it before; those that will join EK for the money only will be disappointed in the long run. Those that join EK with a family must be very careful about the consequences that will have. A very artificial life with extremely long duty times in the future.
However most captains are there to have a good time and enjoy the lifestyle and do not want to get too involved in any form of training or discussions on operational matters during normal operations. It’s simply too precarious for them to get too involved and possibly expose they do not always agree.
To become an EK captain you have to understand more than just your aircraft and the operations. EK really is a political system, it’s who you know and not what you know that has become far too important. On top of that there is a remarkable amount of gossip and rumors going around.
Great place for the bachelor DEC.