Boy, has this thread taken a divergence.
I think downwind was asking about doing 'F/O training' at QF, not enquiring about 'Training F/Os' which is entirely different kettle of fish.
Karunch, ALL F/Os at QF hold command endorsements on the aircraft. The short haul troops used to get a 'co-pilot' endorsement but that all changed a couple of years ago. Therefore, your proposed add would end up leaving
VB looking like dills- similar to when they compared their own crews expereince withi John Travolta's. If the rumours about
VB are true, JT would have a few more hours than some
VB skippers- but lets not turn this into another 'us Vs them' thread now shall we.
To answer the question that I think was originally asked. Downwind, QF did John Travolta's F/O training in the 744 so obviously it can be done. Getting the spare time in the sim for someone who is going to give the airline worldwide publicity is a lot easier than getting it for someone who is just going to hand over $20-40K (or however much it would cost).