Muddy Boots - No, the CTC scheme is not 'part sponsored' by the airlines. The distinction of the CTC scheme is that it depends upon an objective selection process (i.e. nobody who fails to achieve the objective standard is accepted into the scheme). The OAT selection process, on the other hand, is a purely commercial process whereby applicants are accepted, in order of merit, until the course is full, irrespective of their objective standard. This, along with the design of the course, accounts for the significant difference in pass rates.