It reminds me of a young lady who was asked during the
VB interview of her thoughts on '89.
She replied that she was in Year 4 and only 8yrs old at the time!!!
Upon reflection I can see that each company may require a different "Style" of pilot therefore, a different process is used.
However, there have been several people selected for
VB and subsequently leave for QF and other carriers of such ilk, both prior to and after starting.
Does
VB select pilots who they feel will stay with the company? Is this why all other Airlines put so much into their selection? Very, very few ever leave QF and not one has left to join
VB to take advantage of wiping 15 yrs off their wait for a command.
I am genuinely curious as to the mind set of J.R. et el. The forthcoming expansion means that all current pilots will be Captains by years end. With that (despite the very high standard and experience levels of my friends and others in
VB)
VB will have the dubious honour of having the youngest fleet and the lowest AVERAGE JET experienced crews in the world.