Obviously EK need pilots if not they wont be running all these road shows. But what surprise me is that while gulf and eithad (rumour) have uped the pay EK still remains the same. Lets face it, the reason we leave our home to go over to work in the middle east are firstly money and secondly lifestyle for ourself and our family. 550 pilots for next year wow. How are they going to achieve that without increasing the package is anyone guess. Maybe I am missing something.