well out of interest i'm a year 7 F/O at VS and i'm not sure i agree that a 9 year F/O would have another 9 years to command.. would not like to put a time scale on it as i don't have my crystal ball with me
but think 9/10 years is a bit excessive to me...
Yes the economic slow down has had a major affect on expansion/commands but with the A330 turning up (not sure on replacement/expansion), the B747-400 leases extended and then eventually the B787/A380 (if it arrives) on the order books then things are very slowly turning around...
Now yes i could be looking through rose tinted glasses but once the demoted skippers get back in the LHS and the chaps that were made redundant return the the business i suspect Virgin being Virgin will expand like they did 5/6 years ago as we come out of the recession and return to profitability...
just my own thoughts and opinions
