Isn't it ironic though, that the skippers who are leaving, are taking DEC at other companies, , and so disadvantaging another bunch of FOs?
Norwegian , Ryanair come to mind.
EK will always be able to attract experienced crew. How? Well if recruitment of DEC for the A330 doesn't work, offer it on the 777.Abig advert in Flight.
Not enough guys for this? Then open up DEC on the 380. Now who wouldn't at least consider this?
And lets not forget early retirees from europe who are not in it for the long term, just a few years before full retirement. Lufthansa, Air France BA and so on and so forth. SQ was full of BA retirees 20 years ago. Same for Gulf Air.
Finally, its all very well flying the wide bodies, but the real recruitment in Europe at least, is for rated narrow body guys. BA want 350 A320 guys. Not good if you are an FO in EK on the B777 or even A380.
And as is said often on prune, where can you go thats going to reduce your hours and increase your pay? Let me know by PM
