As a now famous Japanese airline has proved - they cancelled 154 flights over June 2014 due to...................lack of pilots and are feverishly trying to find more.
They are not the only ones who are desperate - at this time.
the hot jockeys leaving the West to Go East means the West are also in need of F/Os who will become Captains - otherwise all of our crews over here will be with the airlines over in the Far East.
There is a demand and there are not enough pilots to fulfil the demand.