Wow, what a lot of bitterness there is on this one!
I came through the CTC ATP scheme, and it is pretty much a god send, especially with aviation as it is now - but it's not the only way in. Quite a few of my mates got flyBE, ryanair jobs etc - so why not slag off them for not selecting everyone too!
As far as the finances go in saying CTC is a rip off, can't disagree more. You pay 6.5k for the initial 36 hours in the NG sim, and then when the final line check is complete get 2k back. So right, now I'm 73/3-900 rated for 4.5k - not bad esp seen as I had 200 hours before hand! And the eJ TRSS scheme alone costs experienced tprop folk 25k out of pocket! Plus, with the ATP scheme you go onto full FO wages after 6 months - not bad for a company purely setting out to rip people off, don't you think!!!
Last edited by Bobby Guzzler; 14th Apr 2004 at 09:24.