Regional flyer,
Germania in germany used to charge for line-training...
Honestly, companies like Ryanair make me wanna throw up. Ours is a serious profession, having people pay for their CV is inacceptable.
Yes, I am a union guy, which does not prevent me from acknowledging economic realities.
however, aviation is a business which has to be conducted with the necessary seriousness.
Unfortunatelly, the beancounters are about to lose the necessary respect and try to force their views on a business which can not abide by them !
Flying is basically dangerous (try gravity)and to make aviation a safe business, requires large amounts of cash, which will always prevent airlines to generate big investment returns in the long term.
I hope we won't have to learn this the hard way.