Dear Magic Carpet,
As I am obviously not thinking clearly, could you explain why pilots have been getting e mails today for 380 courses starting in July? Even if they get cancelled again, as of today the manpower department think there is a requirement for more pilots on the A380. They must base that on something?
The point I was making on the LAX thread was that if no more deliveries were coming and 11 380's were going back to Airbus, why would we be training more pilots. We're not exactly undercrewed!
With regard to the 380 cabin crew being retrained, rather than costing the company thousands, I suspect it will save them money in the long run in reduced recruitment. All the crew being retrained have flown the T7 before. They will just have a refresher course. They have been advised that their primary role will still be operating the 380. The worry from their side of course is that they will be cover to operate the night turns and not any ULR flights.