i said it before: beam some airbus skippers to the 777, as it was planned earlier. they'd complete conversion much quicker than dec's, filling the gaps to the company's needs on time. their gap can be filled easily with upgrades, the airbus sim's not so busy as no a/c arrive and qualified f/o's are in abundance. their consequential gaps can be filled with new f/o's, they're easier to recruit on the market than dec's of the quality we need.
don't believe the **** management tells us: this solution is more viable, quicker and cheaper in the end, any second grade student can come up with the math's. if they don't want to do it, there must be a reason. i suspect incompetence by short sighted beancounters of known origin.ttn