QF
"Unlikely you'd leave QF to go to EK...."
There's many Qantas pilots who soon won't have a choice: you can't scrap 70% of your widebody fleet and not shed staff, including pilots.
For some, it will be China Southern, Jetstar or a day job. For others, EK will be a good option. Good luck to you all.
I don't believe the latest DEC rumours and the increase in QF applications are related.
DECs is one solution to increased resignation rates; there are others of course and time will tell which way EK jumps this time.