Re: Eastern Airways Scam
Hardly a SCAM my friend, more a condition of the market place, its been happening for some time and was certainly quite common when you sold your grandmother to buy your licence! the whole paying for your type rating is too big an issue to resolve here.
It is however a new thing for Eastern as in the past the employee was interviewed bonded and on the payroll from day one.
I was offered and grabbed with two hands the oportunity to fly a 748 for emerald, training costs up front no guarantee of a job on an aircraft that was as much use as an ashtrsy on a motorbike!..............SCAM...............NO as i knew what it was i knew the risks and the benefits it was my choice.
At least Eastern operate a modern fleet with EFIS, medium weight TP well maintained Aircraft with an excellent training record and some very good people. I'm not blowing sunshine out of their b?@*"}! but you could do a lot worse.