Originally Posted by
ba77w
I could be wrong, but I think the challenges of hiring experienced expat pilots could be resolved by offering them a 20/10 or a descent commuting contract.
FWIW 20:10 is hardly survivable beyond 4 years of such an employment pattern. A general comment based on lived and observed experience, I claim no knowledge or wisdom on the key topics duly discussed here.
Although one idea is hard to resist: If you want to build and run a large-scale airline (50+ A/C), solving the crewing puzzle properly will make or break the whole business plan. And nobody seems to ever get it perfectly right. For sure sourcing locally is impossible, and for most countries even sourcing nationally is much perilous. And while we like to think of our jobs foremost (for which the cost is enormous), yet for the long-haul case the sheer amount of CC is beyond imagination.
Stay safe and happy landings everyone,
Merry Christmas