Scandalous when you think about it.
Airlines could/can benefit from government training grants, get back the VAT and, set training costs off against profit.
Still, they choose to put the financial burden of initial training on the shoulders of those who can afford it, or whose parents will guarantee their offspring’s outrageous loans.
It precludes many potentially excellent pilots from entering the profession and, allows sloppy and inefficient, no risk HR to prevail.
If potential Train, Tube or Bus drivers were asked to fork out for training there would be headline news, disbelief, a public outcry and no doubt strikes.
Given that Tube drivers are about to earn £52k BASIC for a 35hr week, get paid while training, and, can walk away with no debt our outstanding bond if it all goes pear shaped, you’ve got to ask,..are wannabe pilots sane enough to pass the medical?
Anyway..who here wants to spend their life on the district line!
Still, at the end of the day there’s unstable rosters to look forward to, random base changes and the joy of flying back and forward from Luton to somewhere sunny on a half hour turn around.
No thanks, biz jets for me every time, we sometimes even get to hoover the carpet and collect the rubbish,..you don’t get to do that on your namy pamby, no financial risk, tube or train drivers job do you?
I really do feel for anyone starting out these days. It was never easy in the past, but it was ‘slightly’ fairer and, a lot less expensive.
Worth it? if you've £80k + that you don't need…maybe!
Last edited by clear prop!!!; 11th Jul 2014 at 06:15.