Charlie
In fairness could be a few also who want/expect to get 777 slots, get 500 hours command and look at the contract world.
Self interest at both ends - and maybe even some in the middle!
Also in fairness praise where due - congratulations to the
VB management, dangled JUST enough of a carrot to JUST get over the line so gave away as LITTLE as possible to achieve their best result AND AND AND appear to have locked it up for 5 years in a market that (by a popular opinion of FAR more than 53%) will favour pilots in next 2-5 years.
No, seriously, quite impresseive, once again congrats to the management.
Now they can go back to the problem of finding suitable pilots, give them suitable training so the expansion plans do not get tripped up by a bent
VB aircraft somewhere in Oz (maybe even O/S?) which might dissuade some punters from using the
VB product.
Good luck to 'em!