It amazes me that you people can waste 10 pages/146 posts when QF have already made it clear that the 'new' LCC will be either Qlink (impluse) or a completely new operation.
Now given that QF actually own the Impulse 717 operation, unlike NJS, and the Qlink 717 operation is already an LCC, why wouldn't QF just retrain those aircrew onto the 800NGs (most likely) and phase out the 717s over the next few years?
There won't be any mainline pilots given slots at Qlink because it defeats Dixon's purpose. They will recruit their own crews as Impulse did before. Most, or all, of the endorsement training expenses will be part of the aircraft deal. Not that that is a biggy at Qlink anyway as at least they don't require (yet) for pilots to pay for their own endorsement.
The good news is there will be jobs for both experienced guys and young pilots on their way up. The pay won't be mainline but neither will it be Jetconnect slave wages.
why ferfarksache do you overcomplicate things?