Think I know where the number of applicants might be coming from. Probably guys like me with no jet time. Plenty of guys out of school with their heads in the clouds hoping to get in on a ab-initio. Guys with Turbine time hoping to get in with lower requirments. With all the stories going round that Emmirates is desperate for crew and everyone is leaving you can't help but think that some guys are sending in cv's hoping to get on file before the rush starts when the requirments drop.