So it seems EZY is offering current Flexicrew (ex-CTC)/Parc contractors permanent contracts, albeit on undesirable t&c. Good news for ex-cadets in terms of income security, and also means these pilots will stick with the airline for much longer than has been the case in recent years. This probably means far fewer placements for CTC graduates with the airline going forward:
* EZY is still growing, but far less than in previous years - 7 new a/c this year compared to 21 in 2012.
* MON took 24 cadets, but this does not reflect any long term trend... They gained a few airframes this year and BA took a number of their crews.
* TCX is about to enter a merger process (historically this does not create pilot jobs!).
* Flybe are shedding pilots and have their own MPL scheme
* BA mainline have their own cadet scheme for now
* RYR and Cityflyer take from Oxford
* TOM have their own scheme...
The only others in the UK are Jet2 and Aer Lingus. Will they be looking at the middle east again? e.g. second officers for Ethiad.