raspberry,

i think they did the 100hrs.

With an A320 costing upwards of $40 million, the type rating courses included in the deal can hardly be said to be 'free'! It's also worth pointing out that Airbus Industries' courses are built down to a (low) price, and most UK airlines feel that they need to add a significant amount of company-specific training after trainees return from Toulouse.

However, the numbers involved suggest that obtaining a jet type rating as a low-houred fATPL may once again be clearly seen as unnecessary.

Scroggs

me and i know of about 4 to 5 others, all 737.

eagerbeaver,

Have you checked www.flightinternationaljobs.com. Couple of 737 jobs advertised there.

Cheers Joe

In my experience what is far more important than a type rating is solid mutli-crew experience. For sure many are in a Catch 22 situation with regard to this. Carriers look far more favourably at someone with say 300 mutli-crew trubo-prop hours rather than a shiny un-blooded 737 type rating. Airlines seem to favour lots or next too no experience with little time for those inbetween.With many of the Eurpoean national carriers off loading experienced pilots I can't see things really improving for those at the frozen ATPL/instructor level. A great shame....