Virgin ATR 72 crew.....?
Im just curious to know where Virgin are going to find the pilots to crew the ATR72 aircraft that they are using to replace the 170's on there regional routes.
Im assuming they will be wanting a number of already endorsed and experienced Captains but as i understand it there arent any ATR's being flown in aus at this point in time.
Is there much difference for a pilot to go from one Turbo Prop to another, is it a simple enough conversion to do?
Or will they be looking at endorsing some pilots in order to meet demand?
And yes i am aware that this is being done in partnership with SkyWest and they have recently announced a cadetship program but i also know on good authority that the cadetship program has been organised completely seperately and unrelated to the Virgin SkyWest merger.