Liam, the only reason you don't see the types of events happening (at least on the surface) is simply because, as MM just highlighted, they are shrinking the task. You could have only a 100 pilots left in CX, but if you cut the roster to two flights a day, you would still have a "stable" roster. A station manager from one of our main ports (not mentioning for confidentiality reasons) told me, and I quote: "HK has told me that they are reducing flying from our port because of a SHORTAGE of PILOTS".
The wheels are coming off, and this is the last gasp of arrogance and self-conceit from our management. Soon, (and my favourite quote from Gladiator), "the time for honouring yourself will soon be at an end". No better quote can describe what is coming for our management.