I thought that originally the OAT APP was to provide suitable candidates to something like the CTC scheme - I'm sure this was being booted around 2 or 3 years ago ? Then I read that the APP had the backing of a few of the airlines , one of which was KLMuk ( as was ) . So why are Buzz still using Cabair for the partial sponsored instructor route ( & yes I know there are tax implications ) ?
Frankly I'm surprised that potential candidates for this modified integrated course are not asking why , with so much interest from airlines , there are so many unemployed OAT graduates who , given the chance , would give a lot to sit in the right hand seat of a 748 , SD360 or F27/ 50 .
garethjk22 is right - airlines do want the lowest risk when selecting pilots - that's one of the reasons that airline flying has lost it's appeal for so many long in the tooth boring old fuggars like me - when the f/o has the social skills of an amoeba I'd rather be flying a 748 - at least there's something to occupy my time !