re Flyer Exhibition, this is what was said on sat
BA - only integrated
Flybe - both
Thomsonfly -both
MyTravel -both
However ALL said there were definate positives for the Integrated route reasons being, team environment, self discipline (uniforms...), training under one roof, school references
Comments on the modular route were that, you should aim to do your modular training with 1 FTO, on a managed scheme, rather than self managed (prob explains why oat and cabair now have 'waypoint' and 'pathfinder' mod courses)
One of the key points from the whole talk was PERSONALITY. at the end of the day everyone has the same licence. Airlines are here to employ a human being, therefore the most important factor is YOU AS A PERSON. (they referred to it as being locked in a telephone booth with another person for 7 hours at a time- they dont want arrogance or friction in the cockpit)