I agree, I don't think that FlyDubai or JR will take low houred trainees. Yeah I would imagine an IR renewal is on the cards if the pool is at 60 with 12 cadets a month entering.
Yes, it feels like a long shot but in my experience, there is just no telling. Jetstar has already taken low hour cadets for its Vietnam startup.
Fly Dubai have 50+ aircraft on order, it would not surprise me in the least if they make a beeline for reliable and well trained low hour cheap chappies. Perhaps likewise JR, they may need experienced crew to get up and running, but once the experience guys have developed the knowledge, training and worked through the snags in the operation I don't see why they wouldn't be looking at low hours guys.
As always, it is anybodies guess, arguments for and against, and whatever is in the pipeline will be apparent in due course
