Maybe, I don't know. But in the space I'm familiar with, cadets are the answer. Apply prudent candidate selection, then train them from zero to CPL. Once that is done put them through conversion training onto a fleet type.
- Not sure that airline managers accustomed to having excess supply of already qualified applicants will accept this.
- Not sure a training system that has been pared back to absolute minimum can cope with less experience. It will require more sessions, not less and this is a problem for airline management.
In the case of a supply issue, whether for cultural or strategy issues, airlines that embrace the expense(or is it investment?) and decide that more resources, not less are needed will secure supply.
For airlines accustomed to an
oversupply of qualified pilots, with ancillary systems like recruiting and HR operating on the same premise, it may be difficult to accept and ultimately change the entrenched model.