Glofish and Trader have definitely noticed a trend in the last few months, and I see it on the flightdeck regularly.
There are several well known cases of wide body TRIs making the choice to be recalled stateside, for a narrow body, right hand seat job in their second or third preferred base. But others are now also starting to head to Asia. The decision has always been a personal choice for lifestyle or family reasons, but for the first time I'm seeing large numbers of FOs resigning and looking anywhere else rather than waiting for their commands.
This momentum appears to be building because of many factors but the profit share announcement, the time now required to command, the future fleet plans, the impending runway closures, the reduction in recruiting numbers, and DEFO recruitment to A380 have collectively created a very 'sour pill' within the last 6 months.
The feeling is that unless some big positive announcements regarding the future of the airline and each of the fleets come soon, the flow might start to quicken.
