Eastern is an airline that I have been applying to since I got my ATPL a couple of years ago and a company which I would have very much liked to work for. BUT how the hell are they expecting me and hundreds of other people that would have been good candidates to be able to save up that kind of money when I usually have $100 left over every fortnight. Are they expecting me to save up for seven years before there is even any point me having an interview? Or maybe we are supposed to get a loan and pay for it over the next ten years! At least with a bond everybody can actually have a go based on ability and experience not on wallet size. I am presuming that the majority of their pilots come from GA, and I would think that everybody else in GA would be thinking the same way as me. So where are their pilots going to come from overseas maybe?
