Your timing couldnt have been worse my friend!!...a recession and an ash cloud to add insult to injury!! Be prepared for a very long wait!
No one knows when (and to what level) the industry is going to improve. People can only guess so I might as well give you mine!! I think things will improve in 2011 but it will take a long time to filter down to your (low-hours) level. All these guys payin to fly isnt gonna help ur situation either (or indeed anyones) and I have to be honest...if I was a newly qualified guy..i would be pretty concerned :in fact i got 2500 hours and an ATPL and I still am !! I went along the instructor route but it seems even that is a bit of a dinosaur these days so i sure dont envy you. My advice would be to stay current and concentrate on a job outside of flying....if something flying comes up,treat it as a bonus. My prediction for flying jobs in the UK/europe for newbies...at least 2012
Hey....i would love to be proved wrong tho!!
Good luck mate in any case
