Well all I can say is that I personally know three of the F/Os employed by Efly, and they are all ex-Nex. I also personally know the TRE/TRI they employed and he isn't Italian either. So I'm not sure where your info is coming from, but it isn't correct.
One of the captains that has been offered a contract is ex-Nex, again a personal friend.
The problem with the gear is lower MTOW/MLW, not higher, and if you look at the performance figures for WAT you will find that the limiting 30 flap MTOW/MLW is almost always structural (ie restricted by the gear). That is why Nex had to limit their pax loads last year.
Last edited by remoak; 4th Jun 2009 at 20:15.