Now with the 380 delayed for sure, not a rumour and possibly the 340-600 not coming along with the 500 going to India will Airbus FO ever get their comands?
This might be a way to get around the lack of pilots EK currently has on the property. Get rid of some Airbuses and let the 777 come, the airplane EK really likes, while maybe down the road they will allow transition upgrades so to throw a bone to the pilot group.
I would like to know for sure how pilots are not showing up for courses and how many EK pilots have actually resigned. Probably no way of knowing for sure. I hope your right Typhoon about all the jobs opening up in Asia. I am sure that none of EK pilots will let the door hit them in the backside on the way out to better jobs.