Originally Posted by
wheels_down
How many Jetstar cadets have since left? I know some who are now at Emirates. Usually these programs are meant to give the carrier some medium term job security.
A lot have left. (But there are many more where they came from!)
Once they have a bit of experience they are no different to any other pilot when it comes to being attracted to a job with better remuneration and/or conditions. They are almost always very young, with time on their side, to enable a move to a better position even if progression at the new carrier is slow.
Lots of ex-JQ cadets at many carriers including EK, QF and NZ. If Jetstar really wants to keep them for the long term then the conditions will need to improve (unlikely with inadequate pilot industrial cohesion) or they'll need to contract them in for a longer period.
PG