Great post
stopstart, nice to see a balanced view for once
Does anyone on the inside know any more about CTC's claims of Virgin backed loans for a select few candidates? Their website says,
"It may also be possible for Virgin Atlantic to act as bank loan guarantors for a small number of successful candidates if required. Therefore, this programme offers an opportunity for everyone, including the most exceptional candidates with potentially limited financial resource."
This is a very vague statement. It seems to suggest Virgin would guarantee your loan if you didn't have access to funding, but only if you were 'exceptional'. Is this more exceptional than what is required to pass selection? It' an odd position for the airline to be getting into if they start saying "you're not good enough for us to act as a guarantor but we'll still hire you if you can pay".
Other than that, I'd be intirgued to know what Virgin's plans for the A330 are. I understand they're leased, but is the long-term plan to keep them? Are the primarily going to be doing East-coast US whilst the 787s do the longer flights?