South Africa still has a very active general aviation sector where all pilots start out and work themselves up the ladder. This isn't the case in many european countries and most of Asia where sometimes there is no general aviation and therefore no pool of experienced GA pilots to choose from. Hence why they've come up with this multi crew licence.
We certainly dont have this problem here in SA and the pool of experienced general aviation pilots is extensive to say the least!
If the goverment want more PD individuals sitting in Boeing's then they could sponsor them their comm licences though some sort of programme and let them
WORK themselves up the general aviation ladder up to the airlines like everybody else in this country!
When are they going to understand that transformation cant take place overnight!!!
(lets see... here we have a 1900 captain with 4000hrs and this little dude with 70hrs and an MPL licence. Mmmm.... I think we'll go for Sipho, he should be fine. These Airbuse's fly themselves anyway.
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God help us all... Please.