This was planned for the beginning. In 2014 Toofa issued a memo that told all the pilots that the company would move to having an almost all national pilot composition with just a few expats. He has well and truly achieved his goal and I’m sure he is giving himself a big pat on the back every day.
ANG’s current situation is purely political. That’s why the politicians are tolerating it and tolerating the current management team.
Any expat who accepts a position at ANG with an expectation of long term employment is naive, IMHO!