I'm going to apply for this later in the year. I'm heavily leaning towards FTE. My first consideration was the quality of training, as I'd rather put quality before cost. But as BA seem to see them as equivalent in this regard I looked to the other factors. Cost of FTE looks highly competitive. On top of that, I like how their training is all done in a single location, with flying starting early on. When I finished my PPL last year I was glad to have done the flying along with the theory, as I believe both help each other out. Plus, learning to fly in European airspace has got to be beneficial from an ATC perspective if you're going to be based in London after training. I mean I know that airline pilots have to be proficient irrespective of which part of the world they are in, but it makes sense to start out with the ATC that'll initially be what you experience after training.
That's my reasoning, I hope someone finds it helpful.
Any feedback regarding the above would be appreciated.
