I’m with Mr Hat.
Almost every Airline now has a ‘Cadetship’ or some other scheme which allows them to hire bare CPL holders. This was a very deliberate move after Airlines were given a small taste of what a shortage might mean for them three years ago. If there ever was a severe shortage, Jetstar et al probably
would cover the full non ‘HEXable’ portion of their new cadetship well before voluntarily improving conditions for all.
The trend
can be reversed, but it will take brains, resources and persistence. Any shortage should just be a bonus.
J* will try to do this (or variations thereof) but with US Congress ratifying what we all know (low-hour, poorly trained pilots are a death-wish) we have a powerful precedent with which to lobby the Government and the Media.
Well said.