Originally Posted by
Richard Kenneth Reed
Good advice. Worth noting that these collapses (Thomas Cook, maybe Flybe) are not as much as a threat to new cadets as they first seem. Reason being is that firstly cadets are cheaper than employing experienced pilots. More importantly though is that a lot of these collapses result in other airlines getting hold of new routes and so their capacity will increase albeit not immediately.
Short term it's testing times in the industry - medium to long term - who knows - proceed with caution i suppose.
Fair point. I know it was mentioned somewhere that EZY didn’t take a single ex Thomas Cook pilot. Yet, the cadet schemes were still going strong. The cadet schemes are lucrative for all involved, so they will keep ticking over. Still, another 600 pilots on the market is no good for anyone (perhaps except airlines who use it as an excuse to lower Ts&Cs).
My old airline went bust within hours. Not one
person saw it coming. It was mental. So believe me mate, anything can happen, at any time. There’s
no such thing as “unbelievable” in this game.