SkyHighFlyGal
regarding flying out dates and training:
As I've mentioned before, not crew myself, but daughter is.
My daughter's been there 11 months now. When she started EK, she left on September 8th last year, a Friday, and started her training on the Sunday, Sep.10th. I'm sure people who are crew with them can give you better info but just thought I'd pass on what happened when my daughter joined. If there is anything that i can help with please feel free to ask.
Wishing you all the best for your future career with Emirates, and good luck to all who are waiting for calls.
mother hen.