Dear oceancrosser,
some people seem to be stupid when they are quiet; others do confirm what they are when they write.
Spanish 16B was more restrictive than EU-OPS part Q.
Undercutting: CPT average month salary of 9500€ and 6000€ for a F/O. Can you undercut anything with this salaries
ICAO level 4: you are right. This summer we had new f/o's. 3 were fired two month ago. New pilots usually do not know how to talk on HF. But they can fly and can learn to speak better.
"Pilot jobs have been lost outside Spain due to Futura": where?
PS: sorry about my ICAO level 4 (got as present from the spanish DGAC; french crews got level 6...), but english is my 5th language.