Actually its quite the opposite. Air NZ has pretty much been through the Link Captains and instructors, now they are moving onto the more junior guys. What is happening though is that they are upgrading FOs, giving them around 3 months in a command and then offering them an interview. They are going out of their way to try and make the process orderly and to give preference to Link pilots. Because of the shear numbers required outside candidates will be required, and of course there will always be the guys from the Air Force. To say that the cards are stacked against you as a pilot for a subsidiary is about as wrong as you can get.
Thanks for the clarification,
blah blah blah. Based on your statement, it appears the company is doing the
right thing in terms of career progression.
My statement was based upon almost 15 years experience with the QF system, which
all but excludes subsidiary pilots (apart from a
tiny trickle) from moving through the group.
It seems AirNZ recognises the talent within its subsidiaries, and that's a good thing
