Originally Posted by
engine out
With around 800 training slots forecast on 73 in next five years and rumour of training being done overseas to keep up with demand I don’t think SH is going anywhere soon.
Define soon.
You let me know when they order 1:1 A321XLR against the retiring 738. Or, show me evidence that with less frames they'll be utilised to an amount where the hours flown will be the same / SH pilot numbers don't decrease.
The fact is the subsidiaries are taking mainline flying whether you like it or not.
Network A320 out west seats the same amount as a 737. It's doing a lot of traditional mainline RPT routes. Rumoured to soon be doing Perth-Bali. And they won't be the first QantasLink outfit to be doing international jet routes. That's already started.