Heard from various sources in training department that the DEC program will be stopped. There seem to be enough 'F/O's ready for command' again...
The DEC assessments still going on in recruitment are for the 'new' freighter operation on A310. Apparently EK needs about 20 DEC's for that fleet, and then the DEC story will be history. This is also confirmed to me by a DEC comming in for interview a few weeks ago: they asked him specifically about his interest in the A310 freight operation for EK.