Enzo999 - as I am sure you are aware, a whole pile of disgruntled easyJet FOs left Monarch a few years ago to join easyJet. Nearly all were strongly advised by their colleagues not to leave as the permanent contracts they were seeking would be issued once the then industrial dispute between BALPA and management was resolved. Despite that advice the said FOs got up and left to join a 'proper' and 'decent' company, where they were destined to be treated with respect etc. Some of those guys have applied to come back and were not considered due to the manner in which they left easyJet (one of life's golden rules is to never clear your pitch when you leave somewhere as you never know what the future holds). Some were considered but there were a number of failures at the sim stage. I know we have taken a number of Monarch captains, but I do not know of any FOs who have actually ended up coming here (for the reasons given).
I understand that one or two of the more senior Monarch captains who were destined to come here as DECs decided at the last minute to stay put. I wish then the very best in the future, but I cannot help but feeling they have made a mistake. As we all know, there is no magic answer to these questions, but from where I sit right now, easyJet's future looks way more solid than Monarch's. A number of people (great guys one and all) obviously do not agree with that assessment and have stuck with Monarch. I simply cannot see a place for a small 737 operation in tomorrow's market place, but time will tell who has got that right or not. In the meantime, I hope all those affected by redundancy/relocation etc will be ok in the longer term.