Cloud 9.5:
CTC are now a contractor for the military at Brize Norton
CTC are the only route into Monarch, TCX, EZY and a host of others abroad.
At EZY 60% of RHS is CTC/Flexi overall and 70% at Gatwick. Many LHS are now CTC trained.
Why should they do anything?
Do they care about Modular folk or Flybe Captains adn FOs stuck in their Q400 careers?
Do they care about the decline of GA and olde school Flying as a route into flying?
Do they care if experienced ex Military or Biz Jet pilots are ignored?
FTL:
Your Architect example does not hold water in comparison to CTC and the like post 2008.
What architect pays to go to work like those that paid to fly passengers for 100h with EZY and bmi?
What apprenticeship scheme do CTC cadets go through - especially the new MPL ones? They are poorly trained (minimum actual flight time, and lowest cost to CTC and EZY) straight into the RHS of an automated JAR25 machine without a real understanding of the systems (CBT is a poor method of learning) or how to fly raw data/manually. On the line it is about saving fuel so no time to get a feel for the aircraft. Is it any wonder that some can't land the aeroplane?
And the airlines are tying to reduce the MPL 12 landings requirement on cost grounds!!!
Yes we all have to pay to get a frozen ATPL but why pay more to improve the CEOs bonus?
An architect pays to follow their career path initially (but a lot less than £120k) and they are paid for their designs - they don't pay to use a CAD machine per hour or rent office space to complete site plans for a profit making firm.