Originally Posted by
PoppaJo
EK don’t have a smaller Airbus to pickup the skills unless they joined with previous AB experience.
Usually 777 FO to A380.
There hasn't been a B777 to A380 FO/Capt transition for a long time.
I am afraid EK does frequently take new joiners (with minimum experience) and puts them on the A380. It is cheaper (from the company's perspective) to pay for one transition course for the new joiner than to pay for two transition courses to move a route experienced FO from the B777 to the A380 and for the new joiner to replace him