Originally Posted by
TRENT210
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
If previous experience is any guide, they only wanted your “fresh meat” which means completed the CPL/IR/MCC in the last month, when they need junior birdmen on the hurry up.
Those competent juniors even ‘in store’ for say 3 months had past their ‘sell by date’ in the eyes of EZY on that occasion.
Now, that was then, and just what they say in future is a matter for conjecture.
Being in the right place at the right time will as ever play a crucial part in getting that all important first job.
Timing will be of the essence.