LR3
I think you are way off base. Have you met any recent newhires? The pass rate at the interview stage is around 42%. Most of the courses are filled with pilots with considerable experience. The fact is that the world aviation market is not very good at the moment and Emirates represents one of the better packages out there. The situation is to Emirates' advantage as they can get qualified pilots for less than it might normally cost. They just went to Japan and Mexico and had a huge response. Are you saying that these guys have experience that is, as you said, "nowhere near what you had a few years ago?"
Let me guess. The experience of newhires at EK peaked right about the time you were hired and it's been going down ever since. Am I right? What an as#.