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Old 15th May 2002 | 13:26
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6feetunder
 
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AC, I'll try to be diplomatic. Why do you think they are paying that large sum of money to train you? To do you a favour? That seems to be the way you feel. It is the way many pilots feel but if they didn't have to do it they wouldn't.

Airlines are in the business to make money. They aren't now or have they ever been in the business to a) provide you or anyone else with a job b) do you or anyone else any favours.

To make money they need to generate revenue. They do that by operating airplanes and putting bums in seats. Believe me if they could do it without those pesky pilots in the front they would. That money spent on your training comes back to them in spades when you get to the line and start generating revenue. Don't ever feel beholding to an airline for providing you with training. The airlines that charge their pilots for type training only do so because they can. When the pilots of the world get a grip and stop agreeing to it then it will stop.

You are a professional aviator, not a charity case.
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