From Eastern European training into traditional UK/Western European carriers
Hey there,
I was trying to give advice to some young Aspiring pilots (EU nationalities) regarding flight training.
An idea came up to save money by training in Eastern Europe, then build some hours with a low cost carrier on that side of the continent.
My advice was not to go that route if you are aiming at the likes of BA, Virgin, Thomson etc., but to go the mainstream route with FTE/CTC/Oxford, with the view that big numbers don’t lie and this is still the way to go.
In my time, you didn’t see mass migration of pilots from Eastern European airlines into the mainstream UK carriers.
I wonder if this situation have changed? (I have been away in the ME for some time now).
I would appreciate your opinion.