DECs are still trickling in. Did a sim session for a new one today. Not sure when he was interviewed and hired, but they are still showing up. So it seems that the program still exists to a certain extent. Hopefully it does end on the B777 as they are now delaying F.O.s beyond three years for the upgrade.
As it turns here at EK they will be short on the Airbus in the near future. My guess is they will start hiring them on the Airbus within a year, two tops.
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