If Dicko uses mainline crews for this operation he is a big teddy bear!
A seperate pilot group would offer many advantages and to suggest that the new airline is a low cost model, would surely demand this.
A ruthless CEO would make use of the following:
1- Pilot's paying for their endorsements as opposed to the double whammy of training a S/O onto the new type and training someone to replace the S/O.
2- A company tool to break industrial unrest at the extreme, or toward the other end, have ruthless EBA bargaining powers. Qantas likes this.
3- A contract having little semblance, in any shape or form, to present mainline perks- staff travel, bonuses, yearly service increments etc.
4- Possible cultural problems of cross polinisation of long haul crews into a budget domestic model.
5- Business models love the start afresh attitude. Catchcry stuff for those who have played boardroom bu$$sh$t bingo!
Good luck guys, but it doesn't make sense to use QF Mainline Crews.
No sooky pilot responses, just hard and cold facts as to why or what advantages there are to using QF crews. When the above seems cheaper.