I have no idea why
Hugmonster feels that ex-Gill employees should have first dibs on any jobs at BE.
Also, anyone who knows anything about contract work will know that it is considerable cheaper to take contract pilots than it is to type-rate new crews for a short-term requirement.
These positions are on the CRJ, and are temporary- as many will know, the intention is to dispose of the CRJ fleet. This may well change, as there are new opportunities appearing for the fleet, but
at the moment any new pilots hired onto the CRJ fleet would face redundancy within a year or two (or less).
My understanding is that most, if not all, of those hired are ex-Kendall (ie Aussies), but that isn't definitive.
As others have said, anybody meeting the requirements, and being able to use a telephone, can apply- Gill crews included!!! <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">