Originally Posted by
morno
Not at all. What I’m saying is has anyone considered the possibility that the internal pool of potential check and training captains has been exhausted and now they don’t have a choice but to recruit externally?
Man there are some paranoid people on here.
Morno, a shortage exists when there isn't enough of it. The fact is, there are plenty of people here in Australia capable of doing the job. If the airlines paid enough (everything and everyone has a price) then some captains would see the financial benefit outweigh the practical burden. Ergo, they take the role, an FO steps up to a Capt, an SO steps up to an FO and a low hour GA gets their foot in the door.
The situation we are in now is because the airlines don't want to pay - NOT because there aren't enough resources available. Simple.