SAS pilot shortage and recruitment.
News out today that SAS are cancelling 766 flights over the next 4 months. They were to be operated by SAS owned Cimber on the CRJ900. Cancellations are due to pilot shortage.
http://www.check-in.dk/sas-aflyser-766-flyafgange#.VqCLcUXqHCR
(In Danish)
This is combination of delays in training and SAS having to pull pilots into their main operation from Cimber.
Both SAS and Cimber are hiring separately. However it seems they are not getting the numbers they were hoping for.
From a reliable source I've heard that SAS are currently negotiating new terms and conditions for new hires as they realize that the current offer is not competitive. Can anyone confirm this?
I know many qualified pilots around the world waiting to go back to Scandinavia, but who find the current package unacceptable.