Paying for Training again-Round 2

[Saturn]

Been reading a lot lately about companies requiring pilot's to pay for their own training including if you are already experienced on type. This week in flight international, jobs posted ask for this as well as Air Atlanta ACE or whatever although it says "B747-200 type rating will be provided" Yeah, Uh-huh, sure it will! This seems like round 2 for 1990 era when most copmanies were asking for this. If you pay for your job you must be mad!

The terms at the recent Emirates offer for DE Captains says it all. I believe most of the recruits now will be low timers and that this program will backfire again on these airlines. Pacific Blue, Virgin Blue so they can fly to NZ and other destinations, nice way to take advantage of the Ansett blokes. Hope fully no one will apply for these positions. Rishworth and Brookfiled-shame on you!

[Loftie]

Well said Saturn. Unfortunately always someone prepared to do the job for $1 now, and whinge about it a few years down the line. Let's hope that the supply/ demand cycle soon changes.

[Next Generation]

Saturn, Loftie

You sad, sad losers.

[2Bad2Sad]

So here is stats Guys,
Last pilots hired by Atlanta rejected by insurance company.
Not sure to why but told not enough experiance on wide body.
One pilot gone, never flown anything with retractable gear, yet Atlanta tried to qualify an place in rh seat.
Insurance said no.
This affected about 18 pilots, 28,000 was refunded.

[Medium Salsa]

2bad2sad

Do you mean Atlanta or Atlanta Icelantic ? What is refering to the 28,000 ?