Originally Posted by
Metro man
These four will probably not be too happy about this and may look for new jobs. A shortage of F/Os is a bad sign as few airlines have trouble filling entry level jobs and normally they would stick around for an upgrade before moving on.
Hang around for an upgrade on what? All old bangers. The only type rating hanging around for is 737 and you would be looking at around 10 years for that - behind all cadets.