Arrowhead
My story is quite simple, BCPL and FI rating in 1999/2000, started instructing in June 2000, completed the IR in May 2001 and upgraded to full CPL, applied to every airline out there, got interview and sim ride with large UK charter outfit, no jobs due to the events of Sep 11th. One year later re-interviewed and 6 months after that finished instructing and started the type rating, on the line 3 months later. I am not the only inexpensive modular school/instructor to be taken on either.
Unfortunately the free aspect of becoming an employee at my airline has now been removed thanks to the influence of the low-cost airlines, you now have to contribute half of your training bond (£10k) and pay it back out of your salary over a couple of years. Management have also come under the spell of CTC and we have taken quite a few guys from their scheme.