That is the same platform the union has been arguing from, exhaust local pilots then from the region before you look at getting expats from beyond, and at some point the company looked to buy into the idea and they went into overdrive recruiting direct entry pilots from local companies, funny thing is about two thirds didn't make it through the interviews, so the company comes back to the union and says hey we've tried recruiting but the lads from wilson do not meet our min requirements, whether it was a deliberate move so that they could eventually get expats is anyone's guess, i will not purport to know.
And with the current expansion plans i doubt if the KALPA can keep saying no to expats and stifle the companies growth. I guess we have to wait and see how it unfolds.
My understanding is the expats will be on the E170/190 and maybe the 737's but not on the wide body fleet