I think it would be pretty hard to sell the idea of no salary for 11 weeks. Is this even true?
The big problem for the Jetstars and Jetconnects of this world won’t be apparent for another three or four years when retirements spike.
I predict that they will have to dramatically increase their command upgrade training programs when they can’t fill the left seats due to current recruitment practices. Failure rates will be high unless they provide a stepped pathway to command where the bright young things are actually taught what used to be picked up through experience. It’s not the new recruits fault, they are being asked to learn more in less time with less resources while flying crappier rosters.
I would suggest a week long ‘ command preparation’ course after they have been on the line 12 months that involves both classroom and sim time. Then at least they can hit the line thinking for the second year of their job.
Who’s KPI will that hit though?