Rons22... that's simply not true - naturally there is a financial benefit for the flying schools, however there is also a huge benefit to the airlines. I'm training with 4 people who are on a Thomsonfly approved scheme, one of whom has posted in this thread already. The successful candidates are fully able to go elsewhere on successful completion of training if they so wish (as the airline isn't paying any money for the course) but Thomsonfly will recruit the guys/gals on the approved scheme first over other self sponsored cadets. Please note that the airlines carry out much of the selection process themselves including interviews. They select who THEY want to go on the scheme and recruit them as though they will become pilots for them. Besides, if you're going to train to fly anyway would you not want the backing of an airline and at least a realistic chance of going straight into a jet job at the end of it.
Leave the cynics to their later regrets when they're not flying, good luck to all those who have applied and I look forward to having a beer with you down here in sunny Jerez.