Hey
That is an interesting concept on the MPL scheme I havn't considered. Instead of airlines only employing from their own MPL schemes it would make perfect sense to employ someone who has done all the training that hasn't cost them a penny as a fATPL the way it is now.
Better yet, just contradicted my own thoughts because the airlines could get the cadets to pay for the whole MPL scheme in full with a job offer at the end. Would people be willing to do this though with the risk of if a job is not on offer at the end they would be less employable? I think ppl would still strongly consider it. Therefore there would be no need to take on new fATPL guys.
I wonder within the next few years the traditional fATPL route will be no more when it comes to airlines that take on low hours pilots like FlyBE.