Stuckgear - you had a really well-written post but it seems to have vanished. Yes, everyone should fully research what the job is actually like and understand how much it has changed since the glory days.
As for timing, as the well respected WWW has pointed out, easyJet and RYR are nearing the end of their expansion - so if you want to get in you only have a few years left. BA are in need of
a lot pf pilots in the short-term due to new aircraft introductions, and Virgin are in a similar boat. Also, with RA65 people will start to retire again. From my research I feel as if there will be a short window of reasonable recruitment in the UK/West EU and after that its back to dead man's shoes. ...my 2 pence anyway.
Last edited by kingofkabul; 13th Mar 2011 at 11:42.