Time to command is on or about 3 years and will be for the forseeable future (assuming we deliver all the aircraft we have ordered). There will not be a payrise this year. There has not been a significant payrise in 10 years. We may get our 3% "contractual" increment, but this is by no means a certainty. So if you do get a start here, it will be on roughly the same salary as an F/O starting 10 years ago, along with substantially less benefits. EK is arguably the best airline in the world to come to for a widebody command plus you only have a 3 year/$36,000 pro rata training bond. So when things get better, as they most surely will, you and the rest of us will be well positioned to move on to better located pastures.
best of luck