A reputable source tells me that JMC and EasyJet have approached GECAT with setting up a similar scheme to that of Ryanair.
Welcome to the world of paying out 80k for a job that pays 30k.
Sally at PPRuNe's figures are about right, certainly it is in the region of what I have paid so far (and plan to spend on an IR & MCC).
Just how stupid are we?