AIPA is up against the wall.
The first stand it must take is to insist a training programme for Impulse/LCC pilots similar to the A330 induction. Full Airbus conversion etc.
No short cuts and no cheap and nasty Virgin Blue start up training deficiencies- 20 day US of A 737 courses etc.
If candidates have to pay for proper Airbus training out of Toulose, perhaps the expensive endorsement and poor pay will "relax" the pilot market. Or pressure the recrutiment of experienced pilots-another previously ignored market force!
A Virgin Blue style and start up training neglect should be avoided at all costs by AIPA.
CASA was irresponsible to allow inexperienced jet pilots "buy" poor training packages in the case of the
VB startup. But LCC Airbus will have QF tails and a push for a proper endorsement programme will put a $$ value back on the profession. Alleviating some market pressure.
And if a Neil Armstrong from
VB sings the praise of a 20 day A320 conversion I will back my argument up with four hull losses.
Easy plane to fly and manage,but the initial full standard Airbus training essential.