If everybody makes a stand and stops paying for type ratings this would no longer be a problem I reckon.
The few who can afford it are causing chaos for everyone else.
Surely the airlines would give in and start to pay for them again as i'm sure pilots would be more than happy to be bonded for a few years to cover it. I know that some Easyjet for example pay it back to you but that is not the point,they will only take the people willing to shell out up-front
The way I see it is thus:-
Pilot shortage
Lack of pilots availiable with spare £25k for type rating
Lack of funding availiable for wannabes since H.S.B.C not playing ball anymore
Once the supply of minted trainees/rich parents
dries up the airlines will have no choice
I hope so,I for one will not be able to afford a rating on anything bigger than a King Air
