And that's the rub Monarch. EK has to either pay up or shut up. They are letting experience walk out the door, and don't care. They know the package they offer is no longer competitive, so they lower the entry requirements. By trying to save a few dollars they are offering a training package only a newbie would be interested in, so those experienced fellas left are not being tapped to share their wealth of experience. The outcome of this penny pinching are events such as this.
The fix is achievable, however those with the purse strings need to take responsibility.