OLDM8
Maybe but a mate or myne that knows a mate of his that knows a mate says that the boys walking in the door now, not 12 months ago, are not walking in the doors. Yes and he also says that the training pipeline is chockers at the present time. He also parted with the info that a recent ADFA board expecting somewhere around 90 achieved around half that number.
Great, the big Q is doing the big cut, but is that in the area where by they make the money?
Even if it is and the economic down turn may well slow the rapid airline expansion, the boys and girls are just not attracted to flying nowadays, be it military or commercial. Has not the big Q started up a cadet ship, are they not looking at footing the bill for training in return for a 4 year ROSO.
Prior 9/11 there was already rumblings in the European theatre that there was an unrecognised pilot shortage. Unrecognised because the major carriers had maintained their intake by lowering the requirements for membership and it was the regionals having had a hard time with maintaining their experience levels and recruiting. The aviation industry was once again heading in this direction but a saving grace for them may well be the economic hiccup.
Mind you anyone that does not jump on the China band wagon will surely miss out on the foreseeable profitable aviation market.
I shall slightly plagiarise " All ramblings guinness induced"