Competency was the last thing they were concerned about, it was all about money. Wasta, however will always come into play, and it is galling when you are on the street when you know you have a good record but were deemed too expensive due to a medical incident or other genuine misfortune, whilst others who have known deficiencies but more wasta, cruise by.
I do think that when this picks up again they will be crying out for guys to come back, they have hundreds of aircraft that they can’t fly now due simply to the fact they dont have enough pilots to crew them. They either rehire or turn into Gulf Air II. How many do come back will be interesting since many will have either given up aviation, decided that home is indeed better than the desert, or will be getting better offers from other airlines who will equally be on the up at that stage and haven’t treated them like trash. Make no mistake that time will come, Covid isn’t forever.
Last edited by Fired600; 27th Oct 2020 at 12:08.