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Old 23rd Apr 2016, 01:12
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mikewil
 
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The only reason they would want trainees in the group is because they recently incorporated a lower pay scale for less experienced pilots into the EBA.
Could it also be that they consider the less experienced pilots will have lower prospects of being able to move on and go elsewhere given that they will have only F/O time and no twin command time even after several years of employment.

An experienced GA pilot, even after only serving as an F/O within the group, will quite possibly have 500+ hours of twin command time from elsewhere that will enable him/her to move on to bigger and better things when the opportunity arises.

Just a thought...
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