The recruitment for A380 OBM's was for a "HOLD" list not for actual positions. Since recruitment opened, the company also opened up the opportunity for crew in Long Haul to transfer within category therefore that will effect the current recruitment program and rightly so if current OBM's wish to go the A380. There is only 1 aircraft arriving before the end of the year and the crew for that aircraft are being moved within category. A further 3 aircraft will arrive before March next year but this always changes as more aircraft were suppose to arrive before the end of this year and they have been delayed slightly. Some OBM's have or will be returning to long haul as their 2 years are up but that small number is apparentley being replaced with the transfer of exisiting QCCA OBM's.
So in short I dont think anyone really knows actual numbers as there are so many other factors which will influence the final numbers required. But as noted the current recruitment is for a hold list only.