Management at this company are extremley narrow minded...
Do they think by dropping min's ths will help their problem
There are just not enough pilots in flying schools who can replace the ones leaving and hanging up the boots..
The number of new pilots to be hired at a rough guess i'd say would be
Virgin 300-400 in the next 3-5 years
Jetstar 400-600 in the next 3-5 years
Qantas 200-300 in next 5 years
Tiger possibly 100-200 in next 2-3 years (all going well)
Emirates...sky's the limit
Etihad 50-100 maybe
Cathay 50-100
Regionals...heaps......
The list goes on....ASIA???
REX and QANTASLINK are in deep trouble.....
I'm going to open up an a/c carpark and make a fortune.....
REX has to pay more now to even get close to retaining half of the crews they will require....and even that won't help....
I must admit I have little symapathy for the managment, they have screwed the flight crews for too long with crap pay and conditions and now it's time for revenge!!!!!
