Originally Posted by
dera
Airline pilots are not "Individuals with an extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics"
You can't just import a guy you want, the process is very tedious, expensive and time consuming. It's just not worth it in most cases. And we are all glad that is the way, otherwise our work rules and benefits would mirror those of Canada and Europe and so on.
The -8F will be around for some time yes. But the 400s aren’t going to be around much longer. The 777F/777XF/A350Fs will be the growth frames moving forward in the freight industry. Outside cargo that required the nose losing capability of the 74 aren’t as frequent.