Positivegee,
You are quite correct !!
In recent times Sunstate Airlines have lost approx. 35% of their pilot body to other airlines because of a lack of career progression. A recent survey amongst the pilot body found that another 38% are actively looking elsewhere for the same reason. This places a large strain on the check and training department just to maintain the status quo. This is an uneccessarily expensive exercise with no resultant gains for the money and effort expended.
The ability for Q-Link pilots to move within the Q-Link system would effectively cease this movement.
Until we see a common sense approach to career paths for Q-Link pilots it gives a certain ironic pleasure to see pilots move on knowing they take with them the very substantial investment Qantas has made in them, to the benefit of other airlines.
Each pilot resignation leaves a legacy of further training and additional cost to the company. A cost they seem happy to incur.
Bonzer