Management washup today. Said 35 777 upgrades this fiscal. (Apr). Then 230-300 A380 FO new hires and same as much with the 777 for a record hiring year.
No more DECs and if they have to will start going up the list to find FOs for fast track Capts.
15 new 777s including 2 new 77Fs. They are considering retiring 5 airplanes but that's
TBD.
However they said everything is driven my Commercial and when they release the new plans for increased destinations, all of this will change.
As for Innocentbystander above, EK has always understated their intentions. Or else you give away your plans to the competition. This airline has nearly doubled its size every 7-10 years. Clark has stated even on ICE that you can expect the same type of expansion from EK that you've seen in the past. EK carried 34 million passengers in 2012. So 70 millions sounds like doubling. Yeah, a bunch of A380s but a bunch of 777s too.