Bit of an update for those interested...
I have heard from a very reliable source that easyJet will be taking on a number of their former ATP Scheme pilots over the Summer on temporary contracts. As many of will be aware, EasyJet disposed of 22 'unwanted' CTC cadets at the end of last Summer - a number of those now have employment elsewhere. All those that do not have jobs, and who came up to scratch, will be offered temporary summer contracts. In addition to those, there are around 70 CTC cadets finishing training who will also be given 6 months with us and then dumped unceremoniously in September.
The more interesting bit concerns a number of pilots, who were trained under the pay-to-fly ATP Scheme last year. Apparently under an organisation called 'Sigma', they are being re-employed as salary-earning pilots for Summer 2009. That is most definitely not what was envisioned last year when this scheme came into being. We were assured that no jobs would be given to the likes of Flying Clara - it would appear 'she' knew more than we thought! Interesting times indeed.