uuuuh - what's the difference between a 319 and a 320? Common guys...
Once you say they trained regional pilots on the airbus, once you say Sabena pilots still do? I know Belgium and SN Brussels good enough. Those former Sabena pilots are paid the regional pay now, and they are not a majority. Lots of them are abroad or are still unemployed. Of course the change from turboprop to Airbus is a big step, and some (mainly older guys) fail. But you can't say that Sabena is still in place. There has been a radical chance, the one that Swiss didn't do. SN made profit the first year, and you may argue that those numbers can always be put one way or the other, at least they didn't consume 2.5 bn in 3 years!