This 330/777 business has always been a bit cyclical. The best fleet to be on was the 330 in the early naughties, great layovers not working too hard and the biggest fleet. It expanded with 340s and gave a nice mix of ULH and M/LH initially. When there was a single daily to a destination it typically opened with the 330. As a frequency was added, the 777 took the nice day flight and the 330 the night return. Then the 777 fleet got updated, went mad and started taking over all of the European destinations.
Joining now most people don't actually care which fleet they are on for a year or so then the reality sets in. So looking forward the 380 will start taking over at LHR for sure and a lot of the cushy 777 routes to Europe. The 350 is not that far away and they will not be throwing a new aircraft onto crappy night routes to India.
Moral of the story, don't make a decision on what is happening now but on where you want to be in 5 years time. But....if you are basing a decision to join on the aircraft fleet route network, you will be disappointed sometime in the future so make sure Dubai/EK lifestyle is for you rather than one particular fleet. Hope it helps.
Last edited by ekwhistleblower; 18th Jan 2013 at 03:07.