Originally Posted by
wiggy
That's a stretch in logic IMHO......
Take just the UK case > galloping house price inflation > remortgaging/bank of Mum and Dad/ (i.e. easyish Money)/ regulators benefitting from a light touch/ Unions not able or willing to impose a limit on supply of cheap pilots (cf. the UK's BMA) / legislators aware that doing anything to regulate the providers of cheap fares will be seen badly by the voters............
But if you want to blame the EU and the Euro then fill your boots...
Thats all good and well pointing that out but still does not get away from the fact that the EU is bankrupt and it is because of the Euro.
This has caused mass unemployment, lack of investment in most industries, collapse of wages due to cheap labour and too much labour for the positions available.
The UK is not part of the Euro which is why it actually has a functioning economy. In saying that they still advertise for 500 hours on type, reject qualified turbo prop drivers for jet jobs and pay a pittance of a wage.
Common denominator is the EU, it has stifled growth, introduced far too much cheap labour and mainland Europe is literally bankrupt.
You can argue semantics all you like but facts are fact and the European continent is the worst performing continent on the planet and that is down to the Euro and EU beaucracy coming out of Brussels.
Introducing the 1500 hour rule like the US has would ensure qualified applicants with the right time regardless of type ratings would be getting jobs on jets in airlines whether they were turbo prop, jet or piston pilots as long as they ad all the IFR, Multi and flight hour requirements.
