NJS advertised for foreign DE training captains with 500hrs on A220. They advertised for 28 days on 6 platforms and received 28 applicants, 4 of which met the requirements, none of which have Australian work rights.
So NJS’ plan B is for 10 foreign pilots across both ranks with A220 time to be recruited on visas with a pathway to permanent residency. If that doesn’t work, then they will try to get contract pilots in from overseas.
Wow… all of this, rather than just pay people competitive remuneration and retention bonuses in the first place? This is the management geniuses ‘shaking the tree’ I suppose.
One can only imagine what the crewing forecast for the subsidiaries with even worse conditions and cultures is like.