get the real facts
Situation:
2006A:20 students
Only 2 are now flying in 747s. Others are waiting almost a year now.
2007A:20 students
Still busy with their Advance instruments
2007B: 16 students
Not even close to half the training.
2009A:16 students
PPL ground school
2009B and 2009C:34 students
still waiting.
2010A:
Not sure if there will be a 2010A.
Do the math:
18+20+16+16+16+18=88 students training/waiting in line
General Aviation:
a lot of graduates but will be waiting for the 88 students before they get their chance to apply at PAL. That is, if they qualify!
Flying hours required for Gen Av pilots to apply at PAL are way too high compared to Pal Av graduates.
Go ahead and use your calculator and see If PAL Av's 2M tuition is expensive as compared to Gen Av.
It may be that training at PAL Av takes a lot of time, but compared to Gen Av, Pal Av graduates get hired at 217 flying hours plus they have the priority to be hired before other pilots from Gen Av. Gen Av pilots needs 1000+ hours to apply.
Option:
Clark Aviation:
training is 4M but you get rated on Airbus 320.
But there is a catch, to get the MPL license for A320, you need 10 landings on a real Airbus 320 (which the 4M does not cover). Solution is to get a grant from cebu pacific who pays half the tuition, lets you fly their A320 to get the 10 landings and hires you right after.