Heard a rumour about MPL cadets. Low experience on widebody long haul ETOPS...??
Or would they start with a (partner/different) airline gaining experience before joining VS.
Is this the start of a downward spiral in T&C's ?
VS experimented with cadets and second pilots in the 90s. It wasn't a big success and only 10 (willing to be corrected) pilots went through the system. They were loaned to Brymon (IIRC) to get 1500hrs before coming on line to be second officers. One major limitation was the three monthly sim requirement. VS didn't own sims then.
But I doubt that MPL would work for long haul. My company trains MPL cadets and on limitation is they must start on the narrow body short haul fleet to gain experience quickly. To do 100 hours in a SEP and then go onto being a cruise pilot is going to do nothing for their flying abilities.