Would big ATO’s not strike a deal with Airlines like EasyJet to prioritise their future fresh graduates first?
Its beneficial to both the ATO’s and the airline.
The ATO’s can keep selling the £120k dream and the airlines have a steady stream of fresh graduates they can pay less.
Obviously the airlines could just pay the future experienced pilots they hire less, but by taking on fresh meat they could strike a deal for cheaper ongoing access to sim time etc with the ATO’s. Then just bridge any gap in experience with a few direct entry FO’s
Everybody wins... except experienced FO’s