Is the worldwide pilot surplus ending?
All those new airplanes on order sure will be nice.
My, won't there be a whole bunch of new A380s on property over the next decade?
All the growth has been nice as well.
I don't think you can operate an airline without pilots, though.
To what extent has this airline grown as a result of a worldwide pilot surplus that must come to an end?
A carrier that depends upon expat pilots to run its fleet can ill afford to mistreat them.
Taking advantage of those without a choice will surely discourage those who do, and with retirements and increased flying in the developed world, with unions and better regulation, it may be that this airline will need to treat its pilots considerably better should it wish to attract qualified pilots.
The airline will always be able to find someone with the right certificate.
The question being whether you'd want to sit in the back with some of these folks operating the aircraft?