The transition in Australia will be interesting, I went to one of the ALAEA/CASA briefings last week and it seems they are going down the right path as far as implementation.
I don't think there will be wholesale depatch of the B2s to the hangar as seems to be happening with some European operators.
The major difference is that CASA are not putting a time limit on translation. I believe EASA gave the mech guys 5 years to do the B1 conversion or lose the lot.
With the CASA translation there is no impetus to go and do the B1 bridging training. All the crusty old blackhanders will be perfectly entitled to cruise along on restricted B1s until they retire.
Until there are large numbers of apprentices pouring out of the system with shiny new B1s ready to get type rated there will be no pressure to remove the b2s from the line - and really - who's actually hiring & training any apprentices these days anyway?
And by the time these imaginary apprentices start rolling of the production line any B2 worth his salt will have knocked off the required bridging ccourse and have a B1 anyway, cos we all know the mechnial stuff is the easy stuff
