Hi all
All over Europe, unofficial protectionism is the order of the day, so I don't see why Aer Lingus shouldn't indulge in a bit of it.There are plenty of non-Irish in EI already, so it can't be said that they haven't had a fair go at getting in. With regard to terms and conditions, I'd say that new comers would be offered lesser terms than the existing crowd, such as the pension scheme, as it stands now, being closed off to newbies. The existing Ts and Cs are among the best in Europe which is why the present pilots guard it jealously.As far as EI having an input into training, they would do that simply enough by doing the TR in-house.They already have a greatly-underused A320 simulator and I am led to believe that the pilot's union will oppose newbies having to fund their own TR, except only as a deduction from their wages.
Either way, it won't do any harm to tidy up the old CV and get it ready
regards
TDD