Virgin currently have a large number of pilots in the BA holding pool waiting start dates, especially those from the Airbus fleet who have been flogged to death with the difficult rosters.
People are still leaving every month to other Airlines in the U.K and abroad. The company cannot keep the younger pilots and sickness / fatigue is higher with some trainers stepping down for life style. The part time contracts promised have not been fulfilled and attempts are being made to address these now. Some retirements are now being taken sooner as well. The overall rating and leadership of the CEO and management team is very poor, your find this as well when reading GlassDoor
https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Overview...4307.11,26.htm