Originally Posted by
tailend
Don't even think about becoming an FI. Once you do your career will be dead. Non US airlines don't like instructors, the notion of hour building is long over. The big airlines are switching to MPL anyway which essentially limits instructing to PPL level training and the interesting stuff can only be done by multi-crew qualified instructors. The FI route to the cockpit is over.
Integrated is the only way now. Best.
Doesn't seem to be borne out by the facts. Many colleagues have gone to the airlines in last few months and others are off in the new year. Inegrated is not the only way - unless you believe the advertising from the integrated schools that is.