okay, i must admit that is was a littlbe bit to optimistic that the situation is very good
I really know the problem you mentioned from Germany. We have also got only one Airline which recruits her own Pilots, the Lufthansa, but the chance to graduate there is almost 4%
. I think that is comparible to the requirements of Air France.
Although we got the "Low-Cost" Airlines , which are strongly developening now a times, I think we got about 2000 unemployed Airbus-Pilots in Germany. As you also mentioned one must be very flexible to fulfiil his dream.
Formation is also very expensive.
If I would do a course in the UK it would only be possible if i got a job beside to financiate it.
I heard that Air France also takes foreigners for their Cadet programme, but you must speak french fluently, but i only know about 100 words after 5 years learning french