How long to command
certain facts;
EK has delayed all 330/340 pilots for a fleettransfer to A380. FOs having the required hours on 330 did not get their upgrade with the excuse that thez won't reach the required 3000hr command on 330 to be eligible for a direct 380 command transfer. These guys have been replaced with DECs.
Now all the 330/340 will disappear and everybody will be transfered. Effectivly all 330 FO (even they have way enough hours accoring to the book) starting at 0 again because they need to do 2000hr on 380 for command (means a plus of 2 to 3 years), while joiners with approx 2,5 years A380 time are nominated for the training.
there is another point raising on the horizion. according to the Road to Command programm there will be training of 30 month before you will be considered for the real command course. this means presently no matter how many years and hours you spent in EK it will take another 3 years to get the command. this is a longterm FO programm showing u the light at the end but to keep u in the right seat.
so don't expect a short path to go there, beside the fact they have 3 years to reset you to zero in your training progress.
have fun joining EK