In the states dont some FOs pay to work?
At least it aint that bad - yet
I reckon Avaition is going the same way as manufacturing
..many goods are manufactured in E Europe.. cheaper
Reduced labour costs...
On that point I bet some Czeck or Slovak (JAA) pilots would regard the salaries quoted above as quite good....
411A is right is just good old fashioned economics and the JAA
rules are making it worse
1/ More costly ratings
2/ More time to complete
3/ More difficult to complete
4/ Importing pilots into UK from other countries...
Only 25 PPL IRs issues in a country with 30,000 PPLs last year
Safety is no accident...ha ha dont make me laugh
Its about vested interest and cost reductions..