This is not the CTC Flexi-Crew scheme and is completely different. It is not a fixed term contract and there is a minimum winter hours guarantee in place. Loan repayments do not have to be payed off until 18 months after graduation. That 18 months will include 8 months during line training on a measly allowance and then onto the full hourly pay. The pilots can expect pay at a minimum of £40,000 a year. With a £90,000 loan that leaves one with about £25,000-£30,000 a year, plenty for the student to live off unless they are planning to buy a mansion and a BMW within the first year. I don't see how people like myself and other pilots can be blamed for decaying terms and conditions. If I didn't go to the next round of interviews/assessments and decided to make a stand then it would just go to somebody else.