I looked at L3 and BAA for the Wizz Cadetship. I found BAA to be a more personal school and not as such of a big machine like L3. I got into BAA and went for the interview at Wizz in Budapest but didnt get onto the scheme so I am now an independent cadet at BAA.
At the interview with Wizz they gave us an insight into the short term future:
- Pay varies depending on which country you are based in, it is factored so that pay is fair considering which country you are based in, taxes, cost of living etc. UK may be 1.6x salary compared to 1.1 in Ukraine for example.
- At my interview (in July 19) they said that the waiting list to get into Luton Base was 2 years, although there are potentially more bases now such as Leeds Bradford.
- The indication was that as a newbie you will be expected to start off in the less desirable bases before gaining seniority and choosing your base.
I have heard that there is a big backlog at L3 (heard one story of a 7 month delay), there is a delay at BAA in the flying section but nowhere near as long as that!
Feel free to ask anything else if you want