Im one of those CTC "numpties"! I was extremely fortunate to find myself in the RHS of a 757 with 220 hrs under my belt. I dont think i would have been able to say that had i not gone down the CTC route. Therefore, from my point of view, CTC were a God send.
Anyways, in my airline, in spite of a massive recruitment program over the summer months, we seem to be short of crews again. Many captains i have spoken to do indeed talk of a shortage of quality candidates to recruit for the airline. I guess my employer must be fairly happy with the abilities of myself and my CTC colleagues because they are sourcing more low hour guys from CTC for next summer.
Busz