Originally Posted by
richpea
So if you're one of the lucky 100 or so out of 22,000 (for the Speedbird Academy), your costs are covered... the chances of getting your training costs fully funded by an airline are still vanisingly small... lets not pretend the tightening of supply has suddenly turned the UK into a land of milk and honey for the vast majority of aspiring pilots in the UK.
The UK CAA issues, what, about 1200 CPLs a year? Speedbird Academy is 200 places in 2025, TUI are taking 30, Jet2 are hoping for 60, I’ve no idea what DHL UK aim for so I’ll say 10 for round figures, but nearly 300 fully funded places is 25% of the current CPLs issued annually in the UK.
The UK isn’t some panacea, but it seems a lot better right now than it has been for many many years in terms of funded schemes.