Come on folks - get real
If you are a training captain at EK your roster is written by the training dept. That's it - period. They have to or else they can't co-ordinate the training.
So for Dhs 2500 you give away whatever control you had and say hello to Doha, Karachi, Jeddah, Dhaka, Kuwait, Cairo... shall I go on? After all they want to give trainees as many sectors as possible in as short a time they can.
The other aspect is the old percentage game. Salaries go up, albeit slowly and dragging way behind Dubai inflation. So a fixed price for training gets better every year (percentage wise) After all when did anyone at EK see the overtime rate go up in line with salaries? Every year gets cheaper and cheaper. They love overtime - do the math. The beancounters are now going to get half price TC's on a diminishing index. They must be orgasmic with delight.
And while we are discussing overtime and training - well say goodbye to overtime if you train. Days flogging to DOH and back just won't do it.
As for scabs etc. Get real - the market sets the price. There is always someone to do it for less. (Ask the Aussies) There are some who would train for 1000 dhs extra per month. They probably simply want it on their resume
Pilots are not professionals - dont kid yourselves - For the most part they simply fly to a professional standard. The two are not the same. We are glorified blue collar workers with airlines rapidly ensuring we remain thus.