Murrenfan,
You are right in saying that with the planes on orders, EK will be needing pilots for the foreseeable future.
The problem we in the pool are facing is that we can only be in there for 12 months and we have just been told that the next available date might be in January. Considering that some of us have been in the pool since February, it does not leave much margin...
It could just be a simple case of bad luck/timing for those interviewed in Feb/march and April 2012
Let's wait and see...