Originally Posted by rapidex

EK are about 600 pilots short, and are towing aircraft from stand to stand to make it look like they are fully crewed.The EY crew leasing deal gets them out of a bind for now, after their HKG recruiting roadshow was a flop.

Originally Posted by rossmacd

This is interesting, but I'm struggling to understand why towing aircraft from stand to stand shows that they are fully crewed? Surely if the aircraft are grounded and unable to fly is the biggest indicator of crew shortages? Maybe I'm missing the point