for those who are interested this is the ICAO annex 1 site.
the Lufthansa site is a bit to braod to give a direct link - suggest you use google to go there and then have a look around, it takes bit to fully determine how they are training - but if you put it all together (for lufthansa itself ) they are using a model very similar to the one which started this thread.
http://www.icao.int/icao/en/anb/pelt...trg/index.html
A point to consider is that the proposed model is for "Airline Training"; that is airlines training for their requirments and to their procedures etc, yes much of the training will probably be done under contract by existing (or new providers) but it will have a negible effect on the rest of the training world or indeed the rest of the pilot community. We will simply see Cathay, BA Lufthansa and the like making changes to their existing cadet programs - the numbers are unlikely to change (if they can't find them now the change in training is not going to make selection any easier, just a little different). so they will still need to resource from the "unwashed/unblessed", just as for example Cathay does now through their direct entry S/O program.
In addition, despite the hype, the chances of training being soley by Sim in the foreseeable future is extremely remote - there will however be an increase in the use of Sims at the early end of the process not at the high cost end. So the ranting regards the high cost of Sims being a significant factor are just that although the ever increasing capability of Sims and the greater number of ZFT's being approved will see a steady change in the whole dynamic.
In short don't panic the sky is not falling the strange feeling you are experiencing is generally refered to as Progress!!!!
