Originally Posted by
parabellum
Sad fact is, if you have agreed to a bond and then jump ship without repayment, when it comes to security clearance, your previous employer is entitled to say that you are under contract to them until the bond is paid, 'outstanding contractual matter' was the phrase I heard used by one well known Far East employer. Most major airlines can't be bothered, they are happy to let you go, others are prepared to negotiate with the bond breaker and agree payment over a period, if the pilot goes to the office first and doesn't just jump ship.
Not the case in the US at all. Again depends on where you wind up and what the specific terms were to begin with.