Why would they advertise for 717 FOs if they did not intend hiring ? Surely they have better things to do
QF group pilots (or their unions etc) should have ensured "no externals" whilst any of their own guys were stood down/lwop
, & first to be re-employed in any QF airline if there are redundancies (not just mainline)
Virgin redundant pilots are first to be re-employed until 2027 or something
Unfortunately makes it a bleak outlook for any returnees from OS looking for an airline gig if QF & Virgin have a look after your own policy for the next several years