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I think many in the company would not accept it without a fight
I'm absolutely sure there would be a little "adverse comment"
, certainly on a certain other forum, but
AFAIK there's nothing in any agreement to prevent direct recruitment to Long Haul in certain circumstances - it has happened before.
The trigger would be the Airbus training system becoming full to capacity handling the FPP graduates now joining us (blimey they look young
) ..and the imminent tranche of DEPs, leaving no flex to allow the additional training caused by aspirational movements
off Short Haul on to Long Haul. At that point any short fall in Long Haul manning has to be filled by direct recruitment onto those Fleets.
Interesting that despite the 777 running a bit tight the rumour concerns recruiting into a fleet that is meant to be running down, albeit very slowly.