DECs had to happen for 380 and 777
Errr.....no they didn't 'have to happen.' There are hundreds of qualified FOs that should be doing the upgrades.
But typical head in the sand mentality has denied the fact that this isn't a case of 'build it and they will come' like the completely delusional running the place seem to believe. A simple look out of the window would show them that corn can't grow here in the first place......
When will they get one simple fact: Dubai is a dump, and even those who say they 'like' living here are performing a certain amount of self-delusion. Nobody would place it in their top 100 places to live by choice. It is nothing more than one giant mirage. Pilots came here because EK was a good place to work and offered a fairly reasonable career path. Now they want to destroy that path. One of the top reasons pilots have been attracted to EK will be removed if they employ DECs
while they have an abundance of qualified FOs to step into the left seat, but can't move them because of their self-induced recruiting problems.
They will reap what they sow. Managing an increase in resignations by kicking sand in the face of current suffering employees? What a strategy. Not only will Captains keep leaving, but now so too will FOs. With the recent letter sent to guys who had their CCP cancelled and told 'when you are within 18 months it will be rescheduled' nobody needs a cattle prod anymore to understand not just the new recruits, but also the current 4+year FOs are going to spend a loooooong time in the RH seat.
In a company that has no respect for you.
In a country that has no respect for you.
Guys/girls will apply for the DEC jobs. That is a given. But for the first time I'd suggest reading a little bit - and that means reading between the lines - of what is occurring financially in the UAE, the region and the world. Things literally do not add up in Dubai, and it appears that a certain popping sound is not too far off.