Hiring and courses are full on now and will continue. DEC's are in small numbers. 6-8 380 this fall as well as some 777, everything back on track by the end of Mar.
When a pilot is interviewed he scores points and if he has enough points and passes a few pass/fail items he is placed in the pool. Courses are filled from the top. If a pilots scores more points than you but was interviewed last week he will go above you and get the call sooner.A lot is placed on Flown types IE 320/330/340/380/73NG/75/76/74. There is more than just the 30ton rule being used . official or not.
Ek needs @ 500 pilots a year that will not change for a few years.