On closer examination, the tone of the last paragraph is rather unfortunate. As my grandmother said to me 'may your words be few and well chosen'.
It is on the verge of being unprofessional when a member of the training department says:
It is my sincere hope that we will start recruiting 'proper' pilots again soon.
To publicly classify one of your potential line trainees as not being a 'proper' pilot is not suitable on a public forum such as this. You could have easily have reworded that sentence to achieve the same effect yet not cause any potential offense to any of the Flexicrew entrants. Some contributors have revealed that some experienced Airbus pilots have joined on 'Flexi' terms this summer. If I was in such a position then I would be a 'tad miffed' if I was being classed as an inferior crew member.
I wish all those marooned at FlyBe and the likes every success in their search for better things.
Now that is a rather cantankerous and arrogant statement. Those that I know at FlyBe do not feel 'marooned' and are happy with their lot. FlyBe and easyJet have the following in common. Neither are the best nor are they the worst to work for. Both have many who are happy and both have a fair number who would wish to move on.
Just to reiterate from my previous post, I am proof that the door is far from closed for 'ex-pats' being able to return home and work again in the UK.