Monarch are not expanding
Where do you get that ill-informed rubbish from?
2012 News - Flights - Monarch Airlines to expand operations across the Midlands
And there is probably more to come.
Recruitment will only be onto the A320/1 fleet.
The 15t limit is not show stopper, worth getting a CV in anyway but the type rated pool will obviously be fished initially.
There are a few FOs leaving but nothing out of the ordinary.