The two most accurate posts by far as follows :
1)
JQ are doing the cadet thing because it fills a crew seat more cheaply than it has been doing up till now. Make no mistake about that.
A business decision, pure and simple.
100% accurate. When an academic, a businessman or an accountant runs an airline this is what happens. Maybe CEO's should only be hired if they have a minimun of 10 years airline experience within a safety capacity of some sort ? Rather than 10 years of creating gantt charts, spreadsheets and preaching about economic viability, sustainability and financial models. This sort of decision is a smoking hole waiting to happen. I cannot believe what this industry has desintergrated into.
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2)
Shortage will never happen. Jetstar will throw 30k per annum to some indian kid and train he/she up and at 200 hours into the left seat.
Just have to wait for the first hull loss for it to change.
Very astute statement my friend. Sadly we have entered a path that is leading to a disaster. I genuinely hope I am wrong, time will tell.However the race to the bottom is accelerating.