Originally Posted by
CargoOne
Yes that were the days when only BA and PanAm been operating between London and New York and both were happy to offer you a discounted economy roundtrip ticket for $6000 (adjusted for inflation to 2016 dollars). Unless you have a time machine better start getting used to nowadays reality.
Respectfully, that's absolute twaddle. The airline makes you pay for your training/bond because they can. They can, because 'you' are willing to pay.
Do any of the four largest airlines, or low cost carriers in the U.S. require a pilot to pay a bond, or pay for their training ? No. They pay for your training, pay you whilst training and pay for your accommodation during training.
Stockholm syndrome.