No more allowance in Geneva? There was nothing in the fleet update saying otherwise unless I missed it. Care to elaborate Bob or is it another one of your usual posts, charged with emotion and lacking in facts?
Also, as for the 'done to death' mantra of EK checking, not training....it's both. Whether we like it or not, our licences are required to be re validated through a competency assessment in the simulator. It's not unique to EK and is repeated in every reputable airline Worldwide. If you failed to notice this throughout your flying career, perhaps you're in the wrong job altogether.
Maybe time to go drive trains like SOPS.
Harry