WOW... the first new fully sponsored cadet program since... what... 1963?
The only thing that's keeping me from hitting the 'submit' button is lack of information on a few critical things.
So... what we don't know:
Assessment -> E.g. where will it be, what to expect & how to get there?
Fleet -> What will the cadets start on?
AFAIK Etihad operates all sorts of Airbusses + 777-300ERs... long haul right away?! Normal roster + F/O salary as seen on PPJN?
Base -> Is this a ticket to the desert or would it be possible to be based in say FRA or LHR? (which would make this even more interesting)
What we know:
- 18 month ATPL course in the UAE
- UAE CPL IR + frozen ATPL
- Bonded for 6 yrs after training
- Company will pay AED 500k (€85k / GBP 65k) for training (complete cost?)
- Company will pay AED 6k (€1k / GBP 800) per month during training
- Accomodation included
Well, if anybody can find additional details on this - please be so kind and post it here!!
Edit... googled a bit. It seems the training facility will be Horizon Internat'l Flight Academy, located at Al Ain:
http://www.horizonuae.ae/introduction.php
And here's a short article from Flight Global:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...et-scheme.html