There has to be scope for a false advertising, sharp practice or fraud claim for the guys and girls who have gone through this 'scheme'.
From their own
website (
Simulator Experience Home Page of The Airline Training Partnership - ATP)
- "Once you have been trained, YOU will be a high quality commodity and we have several airlines waiting to sign you up as a direct entry First Officer with full salary and benefits."
- "The best time is NOW!"
- "Now, is a great time to consider a career in the airline industry. There is Growing Demand for Airline Pilots."
- "Few industries demonstrate as quantifiable a demand for new employees as the regional airline industry."
- "Thousands of Job Openings Every Month"
- "ATP have several partner airlines waiting to take you on board!"
- "It's a "Win - Win" situation!"
That is just the beginning of the lies that they are spreading, and using amateurish hard selling tactics that are more akin to a used car salesman or Nigerian Phishing scam than a professional Airbus TRTO. Even the website name "simulator-experience" implies some a red-letter-day style organisation, it's deplorable.
- "PS: Get your place booked now. Seriously! Places are VERY limited."
Well now you've said 'Seriously' I'm definitely going to do it.
- "or you can do nothing, and nothing will change."
Yes, I can do nothing, I will save a lot money and get a job in the upturn in a couple of years. I won't give what little I have to you, so I can jump a few places in the bankruptcy queue. Finally you've written some sense on your "website".
I am embarassed that a major UK airline has anything to do with this company.
For everyone that has gone through this scheme, I feel for you, I really do. Absolute best of luck finding work out there.