This is the calm before the storm!
True there is no more DECs this year , but by march the 777 will run out of qualified F/os to upgrade .
A meeting about transition upgrades came up with we will never do them , apart from the first year of A380 program.
If the 345s and 6s do not continue here and as 2 A380s arrive 1 a330 leaves (remember A350s not avail till 2010 or 2011) thats if they dont get 777-200lrs , Airbus commands will diminish to a dribble for the next 5 years , while because of no transition upgrades to 777 Decs will come in and your friends who started after you will have there commands on 777 .
Also the captains will run into a brick wall as well, as the A380 is a transition upgrade even from A340 it will be dissallowed and Direct entry crews will come off the street probably based in other countries as a way to attract the huge numbers of pilots required.
It affect everybody i hope the chairman is aware of all this as things will get very nasty in the next few years if they stick to this plan, especially after allowing some 777 crews to go on 380 and no A330 crews allowed to go onto 777 in return .
look out !
