Hey Don,
There are a great number of young pilots wanting to join not only Emirates but Cathay and Singapore. I think majority want to fly for Cathay. Of course less than half ever make it anyways. The flight centre came by to do a survey last year and found out 17 out of 18 pilots want to move overseas, majority to asia.
Don't be insulted by our arrogance, I'm sure everyone was at one time the same they just don't know it. That of course changes with experience and with situations. Emirates is like gold here. The older pilots here either don't know about it, or they think its a rat hole. The younger generation sees it as the "golden opportunity" which they may be alittle misled but thats for them to figure out for themselves. But has really been advertised with their new routes and aircraft orders and to some who are used to hearing bankruptcies, layoffs and low hiring, thats a sign of hope for the industry.
Happy Flying
