Originally Posted by
Mr Good Cat
Not sure about Virgin. I thought they bonded these days.
So nothing has really changed since the old days. Looks like it's just the flag carrier of your own country if you want to avoid a bond, and the trade-off is to accept a bond if you want a more flexible job with a quicker command. For me personally I've never wanted a job in the flag carrier of the UK, just because of the command time and the requirement of a London-basing for short-haul.
Absolutely fair. On a purely individual basis, which airlines best is obviously very subjective.
Maybe I'm over simplying it. But in my head, if an airlines got an issue with pilot retention, they have to bond people to protect themselves. However, if you offer the best T's and C's, so fewer people leave there is no need to bond.