Longjohn,
Just for your info..
Looking at the people that joined Virgin prior to the collapse of Ansett.
We had people from the following airlines with Jet time..
Ansett all types
Australian airlines all types
Qantas mainline B747 and B737
Emirates B777 and A330
Airtours A320/A330
Air Hong Kong B747
Singapore B747
NJS B737 and BAe146
Air Nauru B737
Solomons B737
Polynesian B737
Easyjet B737
Cathay B747 and AIrbus
Saudi MD11
Some pommie outfit flying L1011's
Silkair B737
Condor B767/B757
Lauda B767
Air Vietnam B767
Transavia B737
KLM B737
Flight West F28
Freedom B737
Malaysian B737, A300, B747
AB airlines BAC111
British Midland A320 F70
There is more but I can't think of them at the moment.
I am pleased to see that you believe these people to be the rejects of aviation.
These people form the backbone of the training and checking department and have a huge amount of experience to pass on to the less experienced people that have been given a golden opportunity to fly in their own country.
It is funny you know - these people fly the aeroplane to the same standard as the old AN people used to, with less bull***** and most importantly no tie!
I know quite a few people that applied to both AN, TN and QF - only to be rejected by one or two of those and accepted by the other. Does this make them AN, or TN or QF rejects?