rhythm ...
couldn't agree more. But the company apparently refused to negotiate with BALPA CC on this issue. Sadly when it came to reduced salary for new joining f/o's the pay deal got voted in by a 51% to 49% majority. Not overly sure why Flybe think just because Ryanair do it that we can too ... bizarre thought process.
skianyn ...
so please tell me how exactly flying a 146-100 (for example) prepares a pilot any better for flying an A319 than a Q400 does?
Airlines continually spout nice catch phrases about safety, yet they always cut off a large percentage of highly qualified applicants purely on financial grounds. Quite how pilot training costs have become included in the same list of unnecessary expensives as passenger meals is stil beyond me!