Pilots with an artificial arm, things don't have to become more crazy than that.
Apparently the authorities will stop at nothing in order to inflate the amount of pilots at the wish of the airlines, so that airlines can hire and fire at will whilst consistently lowering T&C's...
Demand and supply folks: artificially increase the supply faster than demand, and guess what happens to the price (i.e. salary)?
p.s. Where was the F/O? Was it one of those MPL buttonpusher follow the magenta line OM-A reader pilots who has no clue that you can fly an airplane all by yourself?