Even the United States has a very large "famous" airline that requires all new pilots to pay for their type ratings.
If you are referring to Southwest that is not a correct statement. Southwest requires you to
have a type rating not
pay for a type rating. How you get the type rating is your own business. True, some people do choose to go buy one to make themselves qualify for the job.
The point I keep trying to make here though is that it isn't very good for any of us for people to start a job search with the idea that they are willing to pay for their own training. Haven't we already paid enough just to get the basic ratings through Commercial-Multi ? What other industries require you to pony up additional funds once you meet the basic qualifications ? and, stay with me on this, if nobody was willing to pay for their own training that would force employers to pay for it ( as they bloody well should in the first place ).
Typhoonpilot