Originally Posted by
Sykes
Where they always intended for them to go: Eastern, Sunstate and Network. I left there late last year. Between them, the turboprop outfits were about 100 pilots fewer than they were 2 years earlier and were losing around 60 pilots per year. Doubt that's changed much in six months. From what I hear, Network can't crew their current fleet, let alone an expanded one.
And who can blame them? All three entities are easily the lowest paid and hardest working pilots in the QF group.
Looking at the big picture, once this QF academy starts and is up and running, producing 100 cadets a year.
I see a number of these cadets going straight to the B7378 as F/O's, others may go to the Dash 8 or as Second Officers.
Jetstar cadets are going straight to the A320 as F/O's, i see QF doing the same.
From a pure observer's point of view, i see this happening without any doubt.