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The FlexiCrew arrangement is indeed still going on, in fact they mentioned in the morning presentation that the vast majority of their cadets go on to work for easyJet as FlexiCrew employees. Considering their recent substantial profits and new aircraft orders this doesn't look likely to slow down, but then you never know.
As for the trend for larger airlines taking on cadets through MPL courses, it's hard to say without many figures available, but it does look as if the proportion of cadets going through this route will only increase. But that's not to say there's no market for us untagged lot: an airline will only take on the minimum number they anticipate needing through MPL courses. If one of those airlines does particularly well and decides to expand, as with easyJet, there's a pool of graduating cadets of a decent standard ready to go.
Besides, there are always airlines that won't run these schemes with whom we'll stand a chance.