Yes good point but I wouldn't be surprised if it is true.
Straight from the Townsville refueller, he reckons that with Saudia now in the market needing just as many as EK; EY & QR and QR with their new A320 start-up too. All the while Turkish delight and Ethiopian drag more in also. Apparently no one turned up at the
Air India roadshow recently and then there's the new startups and expansion of Asian airlines...
Would not be surprised if airlines now adopt the "Every man for himself" attitude in recruitment.
Where are all the pilots going to come from though?