Isnt every job, since the end of the BA fully sponsored scheme, pay to fly in one way or another? Whether it be giving ryainair / easyjet money for a type rating, accepting 24k a year from flybe if they cover your cost of line training or paying a bond that gets repaid over the next 5 years.
I see that people like eaglejet have taken it to a new level but arent they just an extreme of what the industry will practically be like for our whole lives?
Or are they actually companies that will pay you the same amount as ryainair will AND cover your cost of training that will reappear if were lucky? Who were they before the recession or are they all busto?