ATR72 Crews for Skywest
Will Skywest get experienced crews to fly their ATR72s or will they look after the Aussie pilots and give them the training and the positions. They should, hope the union has this sorted. Would it not be a good idea to get some experienced crew from another airline to get this operation up and running. Air New Zealand ATRs must have pilots with as much as 10000hours on type so why wouldn't you get some of the experience and expertise from a bunch a Kiwi's who have been flying turboprops forever. Can't be too much difference between the turbo props if all the kiwis jumped out of HS748's straight into ATR72's or is there?