Edited to remove a personal attack (apologies) and to point to my lower post with the correct LASORs reference.
Even if it was only a company requirement, it is their train set, so they get to set the rules. Given that they are one of the dwindling number of companies offering new graduates training on the Airbus without requiring the students to contribute financially (ie, to answer EjetSetter's question, this is not an SSTR) it is not such an onerous requirement...
Last edited by CarltonBrowne the FO; 5th Oct 2007 at 20:51.