worzel
I heard this info from a very unreliable source... That is all I can say. Regardless what Monarch or other airlines are planning to do, it seems that the CTC scheme is very popular for the moment.
Concerning the debate about the quality of the CTC cadets, I know some of them, and they were not the best students you could imagine during the different exams for the frozen ATPL. I know a particular one, who had to go on a stress management course to be able to complete all the groundschool... He is now flying for GO (!!!!).
I am not saying that all cadets from CTC are not good, I am just saying that some of them who managed to get through to very good jobs, deserved it probably less than others who are still unemployed. But the one at CTC were commited to bigger amount of money (up to £60K), so they got the jobs...
I do think that the CTC scheme is successfull because CTC is extremely motivated to find a job for the cadets they trained. There is a lot of money involved.
They are all trained to good standards, therefore airlines are reasonably happy to employ them. But I still think that a 200 h experienced pilot will not be as safe and efficicent than someone with 3000 h.
I hope that the best jobs, will go back to the people who have worked up their way up the ladder...
Good luck to you all
Happy landings.