soon it is my prediction the only way you will get to an airline is with an MPL as a wanabe
Sure lets discuss.
People will embark on an MPL if it is attached to a job at the end of it (as we all know the limitation of the MPL is airline SOP specific). Flybe have started the ball rolling with 4/6 cadets on the first MPL course in the UK. I believe they have started the second as well - the selection stage that is.
"Soon" is a very long way of the mark. Can't really see many airlines investing money in a "mentorship/sponsorship" scheme with the current crisis and with 1000s of fully qualified pilots flipping burgers.
Can you imagine M'OL starting up an MPL scheme with an FTO (I.e Ryanair/FTE) and giving 20K to 400 cadets per year! -thats £8m! Remember there needs to be that guarantee of a job or no one would embark on an MPL! You'd be foolish to.