Paul Damian
1. Something reasonably 'unusual' would have to happen for an FO to be recruited into the Melbourne base in the forseeable future. By 'unusual' I'm describing
at least 15 resignations from MEL/MQL/SYD and/or two additional aircraft being based out of MEL. I'm not saying it can't or wont happen, but...
2. See (1) above, except you wont see MQL as a captain. All the MQL captains are pretty happy right where they are.
3. Yes, why not? They hired me at 45
I know of four other 40+ hires, the last one was within the past 12 months.
DIVOSH!