Gidday Frazzled.
Good question. The Chief pilot of REX has always held up the possibility of a downturn in the industry as a "solution" to REX's crewing whoes. Indeed the attrition of REX pilots has slowed. The reality is, downturn or not, the fundamental reason for these issues has not been addressed. Just as Jestar, QF, DJ and all the other airlines look towards expansion in the coming years, REX will be scratching even more for "experienced" pilots well into the future.
Currently more than 50 REX F/O's have been bypassed as the move down the seniority list continues. The latest available Command candidates are now only 50 from the bottom!
Sorry about the thread drift mods, just trying to answer a question.