Jet is letting go all Temporarily Medically Unfit and Leave Without Pay pilots.
They are also hiring King Fisher Skippers.
They seem to feel that expats are expensive and difficult to work with
It is hard to argue with that sometimes.
That being said, exactly how fast can they transition these new people in place? Refreshers. FATA's, Sim rides. Not to mention that they still have to keep their current crop of pilots current. A few more opening in the BKK sim because of the KF cutbacks but still not enough to put in more then 60 captains on overnight.
I've heard they don't have enough pilots...then I've heard they are cutting back to what pilots they actually have. But somehow, the answer isn't to get MORE pilots. Well, I guess they are from the AF and KF. But it won't do them much good. And firing every expat won't solve their problems.
Why isn't the answer ever charging the passenger more?
So, our days are numbered I think. Until they suddenly want to expand again. A significant problem is their aspiring pilots don't want to be stuck in an ATR even in the Left Seat, so replacing them is going to be dependent on the KF crowd.
I could be whistling past the graveyard, but I see another year or so for the expats at Jet.