Regarding the above post, Flybe do not do a pay to fly scheme. They pay your type rating (q400 - 3 year bond) and don't even charge you for the application! In fact they are one of the last remaining airlines that offer part sponsorships(region of £20k) for guys without a cpl.
Easyjet as far as I'm aware is the biggest offender when it comes to pay to fly, however I believe they are in need of around 200 fo's this year so hopefully all those guys will be getting jobs before end of financial year.
And when I say pay to fly I mean paying for type rating plus experience on type (150-500 hours)
Bear in mind that this practice has been going on for years at company's like astreus, even during the last upturn. There's always gonna be someone with money to burn and a desire to 'jump the queue'