but probably very little likelihood of Mainline or Jetstar progression
Yep - having trained at an establishment that trains QF cadets and after five years of RPT turboprop time, why would anyone want to hire you??? The biggest problem with that scheme is the five years - doesn't take that long to build enough hours to get into an international these days. you'd almost be better off paying for it yourself!
- QF cadetship at well over 100K
Not sure where you're getting that bit of info. Last few courses in the high 80's as I understand. Might be different with the uni courses, but now you can effectively defer through HECS type scheme.
What's your point here? There are better deals around? Big surprise, but as you can see there is a significant catch. If anyone could get into a cadet program for a major international, kids would be streaming overseas to have airlines pay them for ab initio training. If you want to see a really good deal, look at what Emirates does for their cadets (paid salary from commencement of training - not insignificant either)
