I went to the roadshow in MAD last weekend....doesn´t look like they´ll have problems filling the 700 or so vacancies. They had 110 odd pilots turn up.
The presentation was fairly slick (once it got going) and I was ready to ask some fairly sticky questions about various allowances being capped, etc. To be fair, the recruiters covered it themselves, and did emphasise that it is a big commitment to up sticks and live in DXB. About 4 guys stood up and walked out when they put the slide detailing the salaries up.
I´m guessing about 50% of the pilots there were unemployed ( Air Nostrum, etc) and the rest were like me, employed, but nosey. It made me realise that the grass isn´t always greener, and if you are going to be an expat pilot, I´d sooner work in the UK ,and live in Spain.