Let's re-align the IRS's we are in danger of drifting off crs.......let's not turn this thread into mines bigger than yours, or whose driving the taxi's in SYD. The professional status of a higher trained and experienced airline pilot is been eroded by JQ and others,but at their peril. An over supply of pilots has made the LCC's take the advantage, and effectively take the p**s on T&C's , and guess what the unions have sat back and watched it happen..
The only shinning light comes from airlines like EK,EY,QR who will seize the opportunity to hoover up all those highly experienced PROFESSIONAL airline pilots and pay them the going rate for the job.