Rumour within CX has it, that of 60 DESO 's in the hold pool, only one has accepted the offer on a fast track cadetship terms.
For an airline to attract maturity and experience from overseas they will simply have to pay for it. You guys have made that clear!!
We are getting 100 odd new airframes over the next 9 years. Let's say there will be 50 airframes going into retirement, which makes a net gain of 50 new aircraft over 9 years. That translates into a new airframe every 2 months for the next 9 years. We currently have 2500 pilots and operate 115 aircraft which means we need minimum 22 pilots per airframe to keep them flying. In other words we need approx 22 new pilots every 2 months for the next 9 years and we are understaffed as it is today. On top of that in a few years guys will start hitting their 60's and retirements will pick up as well.
Will all these new joiners be Cadets? Time will tell...
Good luck gents!!
catpac