Has anyone else noticed that since the award was changed to allow bonding only for 50% of the cost of a type rating, that training costs have magically inflated by 100%?
Where previously operators would bond (without backing of the award if they ever tried to enforce) for 100% the genuine costs of a type rating (aircraft, sim, ground school etc.), they now add every single conceivable cost in at full commercial markup to get the 50% cost to the same figure as they used to.
Seems like the award needs to more clearly spell out what costs are bondable and which costs are just costs of running an aviation business borne by the employer.