Not sure how many months they are doing. So, there could easily do 144 applicants a year.
They could - in theory - but remember that the first few groups are made up of those who 'amost' met the DEFO requirements. Subsequent trainees are short of things like ATPLS (and in the future - MECIRs). These all take time to get so I suspect you'll see a hiatius in trainee groups following the intial batches.
The people I went through selection all had MECIR but none had ATPLs (some where part way there) so QL have to wait before we're available to start the GFS course.
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