Whilst there are plenty of plans and theories relating to Virgins future recruiting plans, nothing has actually been signed off or set in concrete.
The company ULTIMATELY will be looking to place new hires on the Emb, actually, ULTIMATELY, the company will be looking to place new hires on as Crz F/O's, but there is a lot of water to pass under the bridge for that to happen.
They already have too many emb drivers, and with the 140's leaving, that isn't going to get any better.
They would be silly to place externals on the 330 with so many willing and able current pilots more than capable of doing the job.
There are currently approx 35 pilots in the 'hold pool', guys and girls that were interviewed around December last year to Jan this year. About half of that group were on Ejet courses that were canned a few months ago, the remainder were to be placed on what may have been the last direct entry F/O spots onto the 73, which were due to start around Apr.
In the end, nobody knows when hiring will start again, so speculation is pointless, and when it does start, the first four odd courses will be drawn from the above pool anyway.
To those on the hold, and I know a few of you, regardless of type, you'll be joining a terrific company and can look forward to a fabulous career with a company doing it's best to re-invent itself.
Good luck to all at Virgin Australia, IMHO I think you are heading in the right direction and may not only be the carrier of choice soon, but the employer of choice also.
Good Luck
