Night_fr8
Actually there is evidence that folk ARE selected and even given extra training and still crashing aeroplanes.
There is snobbery in some schools - you have to wear the correct shoes, do not ask too many questions etc. Yes I can understand the face must fit if you are talking about Cockpit Interaction/CRM, working together and so on but some schools take this beyond a joke.
As for I can pay take me: what are bmi doing then? These guys have since modified their website but did the PTF thing:
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