EK is coping well, we all know this is true because management say so!!!!!!!!! On another topic about not coping at EK, when was the last time you saw a training department advertising in a newsletter for trainers:
Join Flight Training, Help us to help you!
OPEN TO ALL
They must have real problems to have to resort to a general advert. I suppose the "OPEN TO ALL" policy is just to try and get some applications no matter how suitable. My problem though is that the 'open to all' policy will backfire in time, especially as the training department has a 'no sacking policy' ie you have to resign to leave, they won't push!! Hence the reason some of the less suitable trainers got accepted and more to the point are still there!!! You can be a great pilot but this does not mean that you will automatically make a good trainer.
It is so simple,to get the experienced pilots who have something to give to training to want to become trainers you have to give them a good enough package with decent terms and conditions and also enough time off to recuperate. Until that happens there will be less and less good people willing to apply to training, you will unfortunately still get the run of the mill types!!!!