TCAS is on record as stating that the company is most concerned about the 'lack' of aircraft arrival projections for the next few years..... SO it is safe to assume that the opposite is true.
I have come to learn that what is stated is usually propaganda with an ulterior motive. I suspect this alterior motive, likely instructed from those above TCAS, is to get the message out that EK requires many pilots in the near future and that upgrades will come fast and furious. Needless to say, this is not the reality.
In spite of that, a 7 year upgrade timeframe is likely when one considers the amount of pilots who will be leaving EK in the near future and lets face it, this company is still growing at a faster clip than most other airlines. It's still not a bad deal, so I question why the subterfuge from our leaders?