Well said all
I must apologise for seeming to hi-jack this thread and make it not what the original poster intended, concern for his regional airline, and the diminishing experience levels associated with exodus. The points I was trying to make are;
Exodus is not new, not localised, it is universal - but it costs dearly.
Does anyone outside the pilot community see this?
The Supply vs. Demand equation is not solved by reducing ad absurdum the minimum pilot requirements, that only adds more burden to the training captains. Also it effectively chokes your recruitment, because QFLink are offering cadet pay for all new entrants, therefore paying peanuts reaps what it sows.
What will it take to change?
God forbid an accident. Hopefully sanity and discussion will prevail.
Ned.