The cadets will be on the same salary as the DEFOs with a €25,000 bond repaid over 3 years. There is no reduced salary, there are no reduced T&Cs. They're on the exact same contract as all other pilots in Aer Lingus.
Infact, as many of the DEFOs will have a €100,000 training load to repay to their financial institution or parents that they used to finance their ATPL and any other ratings in the past, the cadets will likely be in much better position than their DEFO counterparts.
Unless of course you'd rather go work with an airline with a much more responsible and sensible approach to selecting, hiring and training their pilots such as Ryanair, Wizz, EasyJet, Lion Air, Norwegian et al.
Last edited by Aerlingus231; 26th Jul 2013 at 11:36.