I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I think there's life in the old dog yet.
What You, Me, CTC, BA or Easyjet do not know is when things will pick up, but when they do pick up I think the CTC scheme will be every bit as good as it was 2 years ago.
My personal opinion is that when things do pick up, airlines will look to expand and will want pilots yesterday. I accept that there are a lot of pilots that have recently been made redundant that may initially fill some of these vacancies but airlines need to get their demographics correct so they will no doubt also turn to low hours pilots. The lucky people will time their training just right and will be fully qualified and ready for a type rating just as this situation comes about.
It's just my opinion, rose tinted or not.