@FourStripes
we're not there yet...
at least 5 of our flight instructors were given the go signal by the ATO and agreed to terms with CA's management to fly (finally). it allows 40+ of us cadets not training under OMNI to complete our core flying training as soon as possible. the only problem is i don't know how an instructor can train 4-5 cadets in just 6 hours straight per day as posted in our schedules... there's still post-flight briefings and maintenance checks every 25 flight hours per plane to considered (one of the planes is still in the hangar for repairs). VFR doesn't open until 6am and closes at around 6pm... but it looks like the instructors will be training in the dark for a couple of hours.
that somewhat solves the core-training portion of the delay and it really is great news, but there's still IFR training which the first few batches are still doing with OMNI (what are we going to fly once we get to where they are?)... and the all important question of training us with one level D A320 simulator. we've been given promises on how CA's management will solve those issues (which doesn't have to be mentioned here) but unless it's written in fine print, we'd expect anothet set of delays in the near future.
i'm sticking with my position... the school will do everything it can to finish what it had started because it'll be a shame if they don't and it'll make Alpha Aviation Group the only flop of ICAO's MPL initiative. no one wants that to happen. so far, the current management team is doing it's job well. we're now more focused on the training itself rather than wondering if our parents and Cebu Pacific wasted their money.