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I remember 18 months ago SQ couldn't get anybody to accept a 777 Command based in Brisbane." Because
Ansett hadn't collapsed THEN, and the conditions being offered were not sufficient to entice pilots who were prepared to hold out for what they KNEW they were WORTH!
The pilots that EVENTUALLY ended up taking that - and the current Silk Air contracts - are the SAME ones that have shown throughout their "career" that they NEED to grab the
FIRST job offer....before other more qualified and proficient apply.
I believe the term is "
INSECURITY" - a doubting of one's OWN abilities!
"
Self
Confessed
Abyssmal a
Bility!
Remember, SQ stands for
SINGAPORE Airlines, and perhaps they needed the older recruits to plug a gap from their earlier lack of recruiting.
Additionally, older, short-term pilots work out a helluva lot cheaper! Lah.