I am not condemning these people. I am questioning their motivation.
The dogs in the streets have known for the last 18 to 24 months that EI is facing a pilot shortage and that the recall of all those on leave of absence and the recall of the Cadets was imminent.
With a bit of foresight and preperation these guys could have been well prepared and set to get through their 320 courses smoothly. Instead they are well off the pace (understanable after 5 years) and in the words of an EI Captain, "will struggle to get on line". They will have all the time in the world for College and alternative careers if thats how things work out. Which would be a crying shame as it was so avoidable.
Hopefully its just speculation on the Captains' part and that these people do go on to have rewarding careers with Aer Lingus.
The same Captain was of the opinion that when EI do start to hire outsiders that it will be for Airbus rated people.
Last edited by CarbHeatIn; 11th Sep 2006 at 13:32.