ITman and Baby Boo I hate to burst your bubble but if you think that things will continue the way they were going, you are, at best dreaming (no disrespect intended). EK like all other airlines are suffering from the present situation with reduced load factors. The immediate future holds downsizing and not expansion. I would assume that the dramatic reduction of tourism in Dubai will have a major effect on EK as well as other GCC airlines.
I'm affraid the hiring booms are a thing of the past, at least for the foreseeable future.