Congratz guys! When did u have your selection day ?

Yeah me too, I had mine on October 12th.

Correct me if i'm wrong... but;

Online - Stage 1
Group Assessment - Stage 3

So surely this is now stage 3, not 4?

Any idea what the numbers have been cut down to for stage 3? (Or 4 if i am corrected..)

I suppose it could be either 3 or 4... I would go for 4 in that the application its self was technically a stage to be included. Not everyone who applied managed to get to the online test stage. That would make it a stage in the process if you ask me.

Is there another selection stage after the interviews?

My understanding is that:

Stage 1 = Initial Application
Stage 2 = Online Assessments
Stage 3 = Group Exercises
Stage 4 = Interview/Re-Assessment

At our Q&A session someone asked how many would be getting through to the next stage (interview). The reply was that there was no set quota. If you satisfied the requirements after stage 3, you were through to the stage 4 interview.

Then we were told that there was another interview after that to whittle down the people successful at the stage 4 interview from whatever number it may be down to the final 20 selected for training. We were told first course was to begin at the end of Feb.

Rotorhead412Do you really have so little to worry about in life that this is of any importance?

Apologies for my above typo..

Air brake, yes your right, i sit here in my office dwelling on a daily, sorry, hourly basis on the number of stages in a sponsorship program to become an airline pilot, i knew there was something wrong with my life.

Pprune lives up to its name once again! :D

I'm just posting to fix this weird page 14 thing...

AL now paying 75% of training costs?

I have had that email too. Just £21500 contribution. This is the best Cadet scheme in europe!!

Don't suppose anyone's heard any feedback from the first round of interviews?

Taking their time...
 

Yea, has AL sent out there emails for Stage 4 (Interview/ Re-Processing) yet? They said early November...

Topdek,
They sent emails on the 28th for stage 4.

After the email from AL last week, informing us of the increase in their contribution, it does make this scheme sound very good indeed.

I wonder how many people are through to this stage, the final one a believe. Only 20 cadets will be taken.

I'm not sure however, if AL will be running the scheme this time next year like the BA FPP. It does look like the FTO could well be FTE in Jerez but I guess I'll find out when I go for the interview.

Is the 20 a hard number? ... I recall the words used with us were "around 20", or "we're thinking around 20", or words to that effect.

No solid evidence as to say it's going to be bang on 20 but the general thought here and on boards.ie is that 20 cadets will be the final number.

Could be wrong as I have no solid evidence...:)

Got my interview next week. I reckon there can't be much more than 80-100 back for this round.
Am hearing different stories on starting salary - €41K?? :hmm:

I saw that website too but I think coz of the bond it'll be lower, low-mid 30s. Someone was speculating take-home pay of 2600 a month? Don't know where I saw that...

I agree with iFlyPilot, The figure will likely remain the same but the bond will increase. There wasn't a definite answer however, as to how what the bond will be.

I guess it's something we could get cleared up at the interview. Time will tell.