Is this a dying breed of Airman / Pilot for airlines?

[Jabiman]

has the thread established what qualities ‘this dying breed’ have

The quality of airmanship is one which is learned and comes down to experience.
Almost impossible to measure or quantify and hours are only an indicator.
In the US, airline pilots will need to have done their 1500 hour time in GA and are much more likely to have this quality.
In Europe, FO's will go to the airlines with 200 hours and will be highly trained on one type of aircraft but will this be enough to give them the requisite ‘airmanship’ once the proverbial sh*t hits the fan?
TopTup and I argue that it is not enough and is a recipe for disaster. Guppy argues that as long as the training departments are on the ball then anyone with the requisite financial resources can be turned into an airline pilot
It seems to be just that, an argument akin to politics or religion which may never be resolved. The bean counters and bonus driven managers that run aviation just don’t seem to care about airmanship and are willing to just roll the dice.