Hi Skyclamp,
I am starting with Excel in the new year. They are a very friendly airline. I was interviewed before 11/09 and was due to start on 1 Nov, but things postponed until Jan 2002.
The contract will be unto end of Oct 2002 and there is a reduced salary sheme because they can't bond you for training. Chief Pilot told me he can't predict what the market will be like beyond Oct 2002. I think this is fair and I'm very grateful to have a flying job to go to in the new year.
Apparently they are taking on some of the Virgin and BM guys that were made redundant.