Originally Posted by richie
I do not agree that a SSTR will ruin the industrie. It will make you independent of any company since your not bonded to them. What does ruin this industrie is people willing to buy the hours. Pilots paying 30k plus for a couple of hundred hours on type (both A320 and B737). These guys ruin the business.
I disagree. While bean counters use fancy formulas, most airlines will tell you that a SSTR is good for the short term, but for a long term it's a bond. At Ryanair the most famous SSTR airline, they also have one of the highest turnover rates. At airlines with a bond its lower and their crew morale seems higher. Look working at a rather solid but not wonderful airline works for me over 1 year in debt working for a terrible organization. I just wished a lot of pilots instructed to justify a paid for type-raiting.
Hence why I always ask if its a bond or a SSTR.