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Aviation Qualifications: ATPL
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From: England
Well it is a fact that a CAP509 course in 1992 cost almost exactly the same as an Integrated course in 2002.
So in one way the cost of training has not increased. The industry is bigger now than a decade ago when - alone - Ryanair (46 Boeings) and easyJet (64 Boeings) didn't even exist.
If you are unaware of the pilot hiring market of the early nineties then rest assured, it was just as dire and possibly worse than now.
Not that its much comfort of course.
BA may or may not re-open their cadet scheme next year. They probably don't know themselves. So I would suggest working on the assumption that they don't and make your plans accordingly.
Good luck,
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So in one way the cost of training has not increased. The industry is bigger now than a decade ago when - alone - Ryanair (46 Boeings) and easyJet (64 Boeings) didn't even exist.
If you are unaware of the pilot hiring market of the early nineties then rest assured, it was just as dire and possibly worse than now.
Not that its much comfort of course.
BA may or may not re-open their cadet scheme next year. They probably don't know themselves. So I would suggest working on the assumption that they don't and make your plans accordingly.
Good luck,
WWW
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Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Sheffield
I remember when I went throught the selection process in the late nineties (99 in fact) they were going on about the problems in the early 90's due to the gulf war and they were still recruiting then to make up for the deficit caused by the problems in the early 90's and during that time everybody else nicked their pilots and that they weren't going to make that mistake again.
Plus they did also say that around 50% of their Captains were reaching retirement age and that must still be going on, and leave a descrepancy
I'm hopeful that things will pick up by next summer, we are constantly told in the media about the doubling etc in air travel by whenever
This makes me sound like I really wanna work for BA, but in reality I wanna be a pilot full stop.
Plus they did also say that around 50% of their Captains were reaching retirement age and that must still be going on, and leave a descrepancy
I'm hopeful that things will pick up by next summer, we are constantly told in the media about the doubling etc in air travel by whenever
This makes me sound like I really wanna work for BA, but in reality I wanna be a pilot full stop.
...the thin end thereof
Joined: Jun 1998
Posts: 269
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From: London
cloud69 I think Scroggs may have been referring to London Black Cabbies, who do earn good money depending on how many hours they decide to put in.
I have heard estimates between 30K to 90K a year....it all depends on how much you work. However you have to work hard to make the big bucks. They do say 'There's no such thing as a poor London Cabbie' but I'm not sure how true that is.
Still with the IT and Finance industries shagged it could be a new way of funding your ATPL! Hard to pass the 'knowledge' exams though, only a 30% pass rate and some people take years riding around London on a moped to learn the routes.
I have heard estimates between 30K to 90K a year....it all depends on how much you work. However you have to work hard to make the big bucks. They do say 'There's no such thing as a poor London Cabbie' but I'm not sure how true that is.
Still with the IT and Finance industries shagged it could be a new way of funding your ATPL! Hard to pass the 'knowledge' exams though, only a 30% pass rate and some people take years riding around London on a moped to learn the routes.
