The question remains will FOs hang around and wait, there is potential to get caught out with lack of FOs in future years. Young 20 something’s waiting 15 years for a command, highly unlikely when Emirates will give them a 777 seat with many promises of upgrades et al.
15 years for a command, in 15-20 odd years effectively the current captain pilot body at Jetstar will be on the way out. That’s the point the industry is going to crash as the current generation (20s) are not learning to fly. GA is dead and flying schools are going under all over the country. The solution, and I’ve seen carriers get caught out here, is hiring more cadets. But they couldn’t upgrade them fast enough to stem the retirements and cancelled flights.