Bluehigh,
Be careful about the use of the word "colleague". I would not at this point regard someone who deosn't have a job as a pilot as a colleague. Paying for a position without the need for asessment or interview does not constitute a job. Don't fool yourself, this Air Asia deal is the bottom of the barrell and a new low within the industry. All other self sponsored type and line training schemes including the likes of Sigmar Aviation and Pegasus Airlines, at the very least have a candidate asessments, sim checks and interviews. You have a long way to go before I'd consider you a colleague.
To the mathematical genuis who in an above post comapred this scheme to Ryanair, I think your calculator needs new batteries. No you do not bounce all around Europe for your line training and a Ryr pilot can expect to earn up to €55-60,000 in their first year. And oh yeah...they had interviews and sim asessments. Hence...real job.
Nighty night.