BringBack, 250 hours to a fast jet, yes true, but lets compare interview and selection processes of the military and CX/KA. Lets compare the failure rates, lets compare the intensity quality and cost of training, and the washout rate of the training, lets compare the ongoing training once checked to line, and the washout rate there, lets compare apples with apples otherwise 250 hours to a fast jet is useless comparison. The fact is there is no comparison. Yes, we sack the odd new hire, but does that in anyway compare to the selection from "the street" to sitting in a fast jet? Would 1000:1 be a safe guess? What company could afford that?
Bankrupt airlines are of no help when we have seniority, and adhere to it, it does however give us experienced guys in the RHS, and gives the company the ability to expand rapidly if required. Even from an accounting perspective, everyone who joins an airline now gets the same pay and conditions, how do we justify spending a million dollars per cadet, extra line training, extra sim training, a few bent airframes here and there, how do they justify it to the bean counters? The result is a massively more expensive to end up with an expensive zero experienced employee.
None of us want to see parked jets, quite the opposite, we want to see expansion, growth, secure career paths, and above all see it managed so that it is safe. Not too much to ask for if the regulator is doing their job is it.