Hi there,
Couple of EZY cadets who graduated have been allocated an NCL base. Worth remembering that the competition between L3, CAE OAA and FTE tagged and untagged and even modular cadets for what, maybe 1 space at Newcastle?
I went for the EZY scheme and was told to forget about basing as they will choose where I work based on the needs of the company and Newcastle is one of Easyjet's smaller UK bases.
If a Newcastle base is truly what you're after then go modular get your CPL ME/IR do a good APS MCC and apply for the Jet2 pilot apprentice scheme. Again, no guarantee but a bonded type rating and you could potentially pay up to 2/3 less than what EZY are charging for their course and from what some of the guys have said they do consider base preferences.