Secondly - not to stir the pot here - but can the sudden joining of LEP's have something to do with the SO and coming FO bypass cases - are they jumping on the train now before it leaves the station only because they see a possible gain for themselves..... ???
I'll think you'll find it was due to the SLS scheme again putting CEPs in the "Local" bag when it suits them and/or the "pilot" one when it suits them as well, this time leaving them to pay rent/mortgages from $0 salary for longer because they are pilots!. At the same time offering training cadet schemes with the full expat package and international cadets with an improved package. Whatever channels they used obviously came to naught, they got their sh*t together as a group which must have taken some work, 90+ guys joining the AOA on the same day!
