It is amusing reading here sometimes.
So many people who all believe they know how Norwegian should have been run in the past or going forward.
Not enough misery at your own airlines to worry about?
Why all the speculation that Norwegian will need plenty of B737 and B787 pilots to start up again and that there are not enough
aspiring pilots or experienced pilots from the middle east to make that happen.
Are you all oblivious to the fact that many if not all of their current pilots and recently laid off pilots (many of whom are still current with LPC and OPC)
are available to fly again. Especially since they have not gone elsewhere in the current climate.
Why would they be struggling to find people and typerate them or do difference courses for other pilots when they have a ready supply.
Are you suggesting that they should not re hire their old staff, and why should´t they? Because some guys are prepared perhaps to snatch up
the jobs by undercutting salaries? If you are prepared to go down that road, then at least you already know what kind of airline you have joined.
Seeing how many pilots will be available in the market after corona I would not be surprised if many of the guys who have blamed Norwegian
for everything that is wrong with the industry are prepared to join ahead of laid off pilots just to save their own ass.
Reading some of the comments makes it sound as if Norwegian are trying to start a long haul operation from scratch.