"I believe at all regional yes letters have been offered at Eagle start ( starting very shortly ) and that Eagle will also look to take 10 graduates from the AirNZ Airline Integration Course."
Scon, I'm sorry but I can't believe Air NZ management would cause an uproar by allowing these pilots on yes letters to start without a reinterview. What does that say to the Eagle guys (all of whom have been in the company for at least a year) who have had to reinterview to save their jobs? It says they aren't valued.
I expect at the very least these externals to have to do a condensed interview.
I doubt guys will have to take LWOP. Mt Coom are screaming for pilots as well as Air Nelson (shortly) and the Jet fleet.