largegerorgejones
That may be the case for airlines such as Virgin etc, but Flybe is a different beast. We generally recruit ab-initio pilots and pilots with the basic fATPL. These pilots do not need to give 3 months notice etc and can replace experienced pilots who have moved on almost "on a whim".
Whilst they have to go through the rigmarole of inductions, paperwork and type ratings etc most will be able to "start" as and when the company requires. You can bet that if the company said "Can you start next week?" most would say yes, and with more hold pools than any airline have ever seen in their lives there is no shortage of low time pilots waiting to start.
1 week induction
2 weeks TR groundschool
2 weeks simulator
1 week faffing about with days off, getting TR issued and base training etc.
As soon as they are line training they are on revenue flights, end of story.
CC
G-SXTY
Only if he/she is a member of BALPA?
