Actually, while gender and identity do perhaps play a role in who they hire (ironically an opposite one to that they used to target: not that long ago it was white commonwealth male only), it’s really all about the cost. Cost, cost, cost.
They want to spend as little as they can for their aircrew, which is why our old packages have been slashed by as much as 50%. If the 5,000 hour+ experienced aviators won’t come for that money, guess what? Just lower the required experience all the way down to nothing if necessary, and voilą.
Last edited by main_dog; 5th Mar 2023 at 08:59.