OMG, some of you are so frustrated; it's very sad try to read all your crap.
For your information guys, Europe
IS expensive
AS WELL. London, Paris, Roma, Milan, Madrid, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Dublin, Athens. That is the same everywhere!
And last but not least, there are lots of Australians working in Europe, Middle East, Vietnam, Korea, China, Canada, Africa, Japan. What do you want? To send them back home in order to let unqualified locals take the jobs? C'mon! Don't be that stupid.
The Saab 340 and Dash 8 have nothing to do with the ATR. What Virgin/skywest is looking for is experience
on type. So, please, please, please keep your bulsh1t with you and give us a break.