Not the first and not the last time DEC's have or will be used. 100 is a big number, plus if there is 60/70 777 Capt. going to the 380 that alone will take almost the entire year to do. If DEC 's were to happen I would think late I the year. I've heard , contrary to what people think, there is not enough FO' s that meet the upgrade requirement . Minimum s will not be reduced. Success rate on upgrade has not been great.
Everyone says that EK has got themselves in a bind with trying to attract new pilots, simple answer DEC's and watch how many will apply. Same as before. Slow upgrades means not as many new hire FO' s required. Moral - who cares is the EK management motto.