Sub-standard is your words, not mine. I said 'unsuccessful/unsuitable'.
Agree, wrong choice of words on my part.
However, are the JC (or any Group) Pilots
unsuitable because of stiff competition or because it's best to keep them where they are and hire externally?
I wonder how many Group Pilots might have been successful had they worked for Virgin/Tiger?
This isn't exclusive to QF of course, Air NZ have gone through it recently favoring external Pilots over internals purely because the numbers required would have grounded the Links if they didn't. Commercially it makes perfect sense, poach talent from the competition while avoiding the double training of hiring internally.