you have to set some sort of starting criteria, 3000hrs and 1000hrs is the minimum.
57K starting is better than being unemployed! I suspect there may be a few applicants with lots of hours who want to stay in the uk. They may not stay for years and years but they will fill the current requirements.
As for F/O there may be some of the old Cityflyer cadets taken on not sure how many are still in the hold pool.
I guess there is a good chance we are getting two more EJETS then!
As for the integrated course question, well past experience has shown that low hour F/o`s from an integrated course have done well with the training. (in fact some now have the 3000hrs with 1000hrs jet command) If you have 10,000 hrs jet command time from doing the old self improver route then i`m sure you won`t take the question personally!