Pay-to-fly is an aviation industry practice whereby professional pilots assume duty while paying for it. The practice extends to airline training in the form of type ratings with or without employment guarantee, that some pilots pay to increase their marketability. Even though studied, the subject matter is prevented under no regulation.
Description
The pay-to-work program[1]— mostly referred to as "pay-to-fly"[2] or "p2f", also known as "self-sponsored line training"[3]—is an aviation industry practice whereby a professional pilot operates an aircraft on revenue-earning commercial operation [4] by paying for it.[5] Prices range from[as of?] around 14,000 euros[6] to sometimes over 85,000 euros [7][8] for a "flight hour package" of generally 500 hours [5][9][10] on an airliner;[9][10][11] no salaries involved.[5][7][12][13][14] When remuneration is offered,[15] substantial loans[16] to third parties (brokers) are enforced,[17] which outweigh pilots' financial gain.[18][19]
Typical customers include, but are not limited to, "low timers" (inexperienced pilots) and low-hour type rated pilots[20] (e.g., B737 type rated or qualified, A320 type rated, etc.) that pay to work to build hours and improve their odds at finding an employment as airline pilots,[21][22] thus challenging the "pilot shortage" mainstream consensus.[23][24] The practice extends to airline-dedicated pilot training, in the form of type ratings available for a check,[25][26][27][28] no employment guarantee at stakes, where pilots further shift from investment-worth company assets to source of revenue.[29][30]
In 1988, Thomas L. Cooper, one of its former Boeing 727 captain who flew during the 1989 strike,[citation needed] launched a small charter company named Gulfstream International Airlines (GIA) offering flights around South Florida, the Bahamas and Cuba in Cessna 402s. Early on, Captain candidates paid $15,000 up front starting in 1992 with intermediary business Avtar International doing the recruiting and advertising, selling multi-engine time in Cessna 402s with the assurance from the Miami Flight Standard District Office that this time was loggable. At the time, captains received compensation only following successful completion of Initial Operating Experience (IOE), First Officers would continue to fly without pay for between 150–200 hours. They were often able to continue flying without purchasing additional hours if replacements didn't come in quickly enough.[32]
Regulation
FAA
The Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash led to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) passing new pilot qualification standards.[23] These standards also addressed a mandate passed by the U.S. Congress when they enacted H.R. 5900 (111th),[33] the Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010.[34] This act also foresaw the modification of "requirements for the issuance of an airline transport pilot certificate"[35] in ways that were implemented by FAA's regulation & policy n°8900.225[36] titled Pilot Certification and Qualification Requirements for Air Carrier Operations[37] on July 10, 2013 [38]
Aforementioned regulation reduced the scope of pay-to-fly among FAA licensees by raising minimum standards.[23] Indeed, to serve as SIC (Second In Command or First Officer):
"A pilot may be eligible if he or she was a military-trained pilot; a graduate of a four-year bachelor degree program with an aviation major; a graduate of a two-year associate degree program with an aviation major; or has 1,500 hours total time as a pilot".[39]
No FAA regulations explicitly ban pay-to-fly.
EASA
"The fact that airlines make their personnel pay does not intervene in aviation safety regulation, as long as pilots are technically qualified"[5] _Dominique Fouda, Head of EASA's Communication Department
In Europe, among EASA licence holders, pay-to-fly is a practice acknowledged to exist,[40][41] though, "neither the European Commission, nor the EASA cared":[42]
"The fact that airlines make their personnel pay does not intervene in aviation safety regulation, as long as pilots are technically qualified",[42] said Dominique Fouda, EASA Head of Communication & Quality Department.[43]
According to FOCA vice director Marcel Zuckschwerdt:[44]
"There is no regulation that would prohibit from doing this [pay-to-fly], it is absolutely possible. One can wonder of course, is it safe? Is it acceptable in terms of safety?
And when we examined the matter, we reached the conclusion that, in the end, it's the pilot motivation that is the argument to say it is satisfying in terms of safety" [8] (at 9':50")
France
Pay-to-fly is illegal per social regulation as a work contract can be established on demand by a judge as long as:
there's a proven subordination relationship between the service provider and the party benefiting from said service;
the moral or physical person benefiting from the service enforces a framework to which the service provider abides.
Legal action can be taken in case of violation, and sanctions can amount from 45,000 to 220,000 euros in fines and 3 years of prison.[45]
According to the French DGAC, "pay-to-fly is not used among carriers operated under the French flag" [5] which doesn't prevent French pilots from suffering from it.[5][7][22]
France statistics
In 2013, 1,739 French pilots were registed in Pôle emploi, a 43% rise as per the three preceding years.[5]
In December 2014, graduate student pilots from the ENAC (French Civil Aviation University) alone, reported under the AGEPAC association that, from 2006 to 2011 concerning a sample of 319 pilots:[46]
15% were voluntary workers/without activity/registered in Pôle emploi[47]
42% didn't have an activity allowing them to fly[48]
44% deemed their activity wasn't in accordance with their training[48]
Salaried employment rate (all employment fields) went gradually from 94% for 2006 trainees to 15% for 2011 ones.[49]
As a result, of the pilots not flying as their main activity:
According to Frode Lenning, head of Fleet Operation Section, CAA: “Pilots have been trained within commercial companies for years. However, it is new that some companies ask money to train pilots within their own company [...] We have been training cadet pilots in the cockpit for years, at different levels. What is new here, is the social aspect, and this is not part of the aviation safety regulatory system” [18]".
However, during the pilots' strike of Norwegian in March 2015,[51] pay-to-fly airline Small Planet Airlines[52] performed 50 NAS slots under wet lease,[18] establishing a workforce that pay to work while at the same time breaking their colleagues' strike.
Netherlands
"Given the fact that EASA tackles this issue appropriately and also given the fact that the Dutch aviation sector to the extent known is currently not using these contracts on a large scale, from a safety point of view there is as yet no reason to intervene at a national level."[53] _Wilma Mansveld
Since 2008 the job market for pilots has deteriorated rapidly. Most pilots that have been trained at a Dutch flight school have to look for a job abroad. According to VNV-DALPA the job market for ab initio pilots is poor. "Some companies outside the Netherlands do hire pilots, but these are so-called pay to fly-schemes. This means pilots have to invest a lot of money for a badly paid job and a temporary contract".[54]
On May 22, 2015, Member of Dutch ParliamentMartijn van Helvert issued a first round of four questions to the House of Representatives of the States General on 'pay to fly', answered on June 2, 2015, by former State Secretary for the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment Wilma Mansveld.[53]
A second round of seven questions and answers followed on June 22, 2015.[55]
Netherlands statistics
In February 2015 the Dutch Airline Pilots Association (VNV - Dutch ALPA) reported 1,200 Dutch pilots out of 4,100 worldwide (almost 30%) were unemployed.[56]
The unemployment rate remains high.[57]
Germany
"Given these strongly undesirable developments in the aviation industry [p2f], I would like to see a determined action by the EU Commission. An end to the exploitation of young pilots must now be set."[58] _Jutta Steinruck
Is the Commission aware that European airlines operate Pay to Fly schemes? [59]
Does the Commission agree that this employment model may undermine aviation safety? [59]
Does the Commission intend to take action against airlines which operate these exploitative schemes, and will it investigate training systems in the aviation sector? [59]
The Commission has been informed recently by pilots' organisations about pay-to-fly schemes used by certain European airlines. The Commission services are currently investigating this specific matter.[60]
The Commission has so far not received clear evidence as to the impact of this employment model on safety.[60]
Based on the information and data collected, the nature and extent of the phenomenon will be assessed and the need for targeted action discussed at the appropriate level.[60]
The questions were formulated 2 days before the May 7th 2015 EP "Committee on Employment and Social Affairs" meeting in Brussels that MEP Steinruck also attended where pay-to-fly was discussed.[61]
Germany statistics
From a 2013 Der Spiegel article, "According to calculations by [VC spokesman Handwerg]'s union, there are already more than 1,500 unemployed pilots in Germany, an upward trend".[62]
United Kingdom
Following the ECA Conference of February 12-13th 2015 on "Atypical Employment"[63] where one "Nextgen pilot [said] pay to fly is wrong but policy makers turning their backs [...]",[64]BALPA launched the NexGen program on February 27 to "protect the Profession by reaching down to new entrants".[65] Acknowledging "the most difficult part of pilots’ career is the beginning",[66] Wendy Pursey, head of membership and career services[67] at BALPA authored[68] a booklet titled Becoming A Pilot: The Inside Track,[69] warning :
Some airlines require the pilot to pay for a type rating in full before commencing training, usually at a cost – about £18,000 to £35,000.[69]
It is possible to complete the type rating and line training without having employment. Some agencies and FTOs will charge you to put you through your type rating and place you with an airline to operate as a First Officer until completion of your line training. You would receive no salary during hours-building, so arguably you are paying the airline to work for them.[69]
The cost of this varies depending upon the company, and often does not usually come with any guaranteed job offer at the end of the line training or hours-building.[69]
The risk to consider here is that you are rating yourself on one particular aircraft, and therefore in the event that you do not continue with that airline, it makes you more attractive only to other airlines operating that type, and can be a waste of money if you land a job with the operator of a different type. This airline may then require you to fund another type rating which might be beyond you financially once you’ve funded the first rating.[69]
"BALPA does not recommend funding type ratings unless absolutely necessary".[69]
UK statistics
Questioned by The Guardian on October 24, 2015, Pursey assessed :
there are currently 505 unemployed pilots on Balpa’s books.[68]
Cadets can graduate with repayment obligations of up to £1,500 a month, no guarantee of a job.[68]
On April 10, 2014, Senator Éric Bocquet released an Information Report on behalf of the European Affairs Commission on social dumping in European transport.[40] In the aviation sector specifically (chapter II), subpart B (frauds), Senator Bocquet acknowledged "Strategic Airlines Luxembourg had, for all intents and purposes, set up a system of pay-to-fly, young pilots having to pay in order to fly and thus acquire flight hours".[40]
Accounting for policy options, the study concluded:
"A mandatory internship for newly licensed cadets should be considered. Pilots fresh from school are in an extremely weak labour market position often only finding jobs at deplorable conditions or even having to resort to pay-to-fly schemes in order to clock up the flight experience required by airlines offering better conditions. [...] It is our strong opinion that pay-to-fly schemes should be prohibited, not only in the European Union, but globally".[70]
Partly in Response to MEPJutta Steinruck's questions, Steer Davies Gleave delivered to DG MOVE its study on "employment and working conditions in air transport and airports" on October 2, 2015.[72] It found that: "Pay-to-fly schemes are schemes that require pilots to contribute financially to an airline 'in order to be allowed to fly and thus gain requisite flight experience'. Junior pilots without significant amounts of flight (type rating) experience are particularly vulnerable to such practices, although it is not clear how prevalent this is, or precisely which airlines are offering these schemes. [...] Pay-to-fly is acknowledged in published literature (e.g. Atypical employment study, Ghent University) as an issue however stakeholders did not specifically comment in this area."[72]
French National Assembly report
On June 28, 2016, deputy member of the Assemblée Nationale Gilles Savary presented an Information Report[73] on behalf of the commission for European Affairs and focused on the european strategy for aviation issued by the European Commission on December 7, 2015.
Paragraph II.C.1. asserts that Senator Bocquet's report "published little more than two years ago established an enlighting overview on social dumping associated with applicable right in the air transport, which remains fully relevant to this day".[74] Subsequent II.C.1.a. titled "European Commission adopts a near laissez-faire attitude towards the labour aspect" states:
"Representative stakeholder organizations heard by the rapporteur brought an important nuance [...]: labour law in the [aviation] sector is not only poorly applied but also insufficient. Atypical employment forms (zero hours contracts, «pay-to-fly» scheme, fake self-employment and mailbox companies) aren't to blame on diverging rule interpretation but truly on their loopholes".[73]
On 5 July 2007, a First Officer who was not an employee but was paying MyTravel to gain flight experience on their aircraft (pay-to-fly), landed an Airbus A320 heavily at Kos airport in Greece causing substantial damage to the main landing gear.[30] The report was critical of both the pilots training record and non-employees paying airlines to gain experience.
Defending the 'pay-to-fly' model, a Cockpit4u spokeswoman stated: "It opens up career starters opportunities that are currently not offered on the European market. Abroad such training programs have been common for years".[77]
Baltic Aviation Academy's view: When employed regularly, one "will most likely sign an agreement which indicates some sort of liabilities [...] and concessions for the company" that will "commit [oneself] to fly for a few years with that airline" with a "salary deduction from your monthly payment" in order to reimburse the airline's investment on the pilot whereas, one can "choose paid Line Training" to gain "independence" and avoid being "absolutely in [an airline's] service", to "gain the 'luxury' of choosing the airline which you would love to work for and ability to focus on the job which will bring you everyday pleasure" [78]
"Independence" comes at 19,500 euros the type rating, to which a line training opportunity can be added that "can vary from 46,000 to 55,000 euros" [26]
AviationCV reckons: "Line training price depends on the type of aircraft [...] line training A320 might cost around 40 000 – 50 000€ [...]. Usually cadets are asked to pay around 60% of payment before the program and rest of it after. It is important to mention that when obtaining for line training, pilots are not being paid."[79] adding:
"Despite the opinion that line training destroys the airline pilot industry (“Pay to fly”), line training is in itself necessary [...]. For sure, there was a time when airline pilot training was sponsored by the airline hiring a pilot. However, the situation has changed and only few airlines still apply this policy [...]. In order to start your pilot’s career, you need to invest."[79]
Cons
Since the beginning of the recession “pay to fly” contracts have been introduced by some carriers. These contracts are designed to provide flexibility to the carrier and usually involve all the training costs being met by the applicant.[69] Unfortunately at present, due to the economic situation and the surplus of pilots, this appears to be becoming an increasing trend and arguably results in individuals having limited loyalty and moving on to another airline which offers better careers, contracts/benefits/pay and long-term permanent employment at the earliest opportunity. In order to remain competitive many other carriers are seeing this as an attractive option resulting in potentially this type of contract being more common in the future. According to BALPA, "this is shortsighted and will ultimately deter some potentially good pilots from entering the industry",[69] adding the Association is "concerned by the implications long-term".[69]
The spreading of the practice is also linked to the rise of pilot generations "slowly strangled by their debt"[80] where, pilot unions warn, "only the wealthiest, rather than the best, candidates will become pilots, because growing numbers of airlines are having their cadets pay to fly".[81]
The ECA considers pay-to-fly as being "flexible contractual set-ups that are often at the edge of what is legal and what is necessary to guarantee flight safety".[82]
"These set-ups force employees into temporary contract relationships, fake self-employment (e.g. requiring air crew to set up their own limited liability company that offers its services through agencies to the airline), and/or making use of fake work bases in non-European countries, and ‘pay to fly’ (P2F) programs (whereby newly graduated pilots have to pay their airline for gaining flying experience on an aircraft)" [82]
Aside from a French senator report of information in the name of European commission affairs on social dumping in transports[1] and a European petition supported by the ECA, as far as 'pay-to-fly' is concerned, no regulation and no legislation have been proposed so far.
Airlines and brokers involved
When the information is available, brokers also aviation schools are prefixed: *
TRTOs (Type Rating Training Organisations) prefixed: **
Operator or Broker (when applicable)
Airlines
Type Ratings
Line Training
Aerorganizer Aviation Service International Co. LTD.[83][84] also with **Aviation Training Center of Tunisia (ATCT)
Tunisair[84] In general, pilot Recruitment & Training Service, Aircraft selling & Dry/Wet lease, A320 on type pilot training 500 hours with job assessment opportunity, A320 CBT courses selling
^ abcVytautas Kaikaris. "Annex no.1, TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT no.** dated **/**/2012"(PDF). www.smallplanet.aero/ (in Polish and English). Warsaw: Small Planet Airlines. p. 1. Agreement is concluded for a fixed term till Employee reaches 500 block hours on Airbus A320 type as First Officer
^ abcdeStephane Hoinville. "Eagle Jet International AGREEMENT". www.eaglejet.net/. Eagle Jet. Student will fly with Eagle's partner airline Lion Air from Indonesia here after knows as (Airline) [...] Five hundred (500) B737 NG block hours
^"LOAN AGREEMENT No.****-**"(PDF). www.pilotmanagement.com.cy/. Pilot Management Services (Cyprus) LTD. p. 4. 3.1.1. Total 36 000EUR for line training and up to 500 block hours of flying.
^ abcViktorija Dunciene. "SERVICE CONTRACT **/**/2013 No.2013****"(PDF). www.pilotmanagement.com.cy/. Pilot Management Services (Cyprus) LTD. p. 8. I. The Third operator: Small Planet airlines
^ abcdeBrian Davies (February 16, 2012). "Type & Train Nouvelair --Tunisair, letter to candidate"(PDF). typeandtrain.com/. Type & Train. We are able to offer type rating courses on most commercial aircraft ( Boeing 737, Airbus 320 etc), followed by a placement with one of our sponsor airlines who will provide line training and up to 500 hours experience on-type, from which point a pilot's experience becomes universally marketable
^ abcBachman, Justin (February 11, 2014). "Yes, There's a Pilot Shortage: Salaries Start at $21,000". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. In 2010, Congress mandated that airlines' first officers would need [...] at least 1,500 flight hours as opposed to the 250 hours and commercial pilot certificate previously required. The new rules, which took effect in August, came in response to the 2009 crash of a Continental Express regional flight // ALPA President Lee Moak said [...] that aimed to refute the "myth" of such a shortage
^ ab"Type Rating Course: Boeing 737". www.airbaltictraining.com/en/. Air Baltic Training. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-23. For the graduates of our Boeing 737 Type Rating course we offer NG Difference training for a very special price!
^Dainuolė Bartasūnienė (February 10, 2012). "COOPERATION OFFER for Base and Line Training"(PDF). www.balticaa.com/. Baltic Aviation Academy. p. 4. We are offering: Great chance to supplement Your Company's budget with additional income, using our human resources: selected, recommended, checked students
^ abAAIB (18 November 2008). "SERIOUS INCIDENT A320, G-DHJZ, 5 July 2007"(PDF). gov.uk/aaib-reports/airbus-a320-g-dhjz-5-july-2007. Kos Airport, Greece: Air Accidents Investigation Branch. pp. 1, 6, 7, 18, 20. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2016. Under the scheme, a cadet would pay for a 'Jet Bridge' course, type rating and 150 hours of line flying with the airline. Thereafter, there would be a possibility of employment should the airline concerned have any vacancies. The commercial training organisation paid the airline for its involvement in the training, enabling the airline to generate revenue through their training department,Alt URL
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^"Fair Competition in aviation is a must!". www.eurocockpit.be/. European Cockpit Association. [...] making use of fake work bases in non-European countries, and 'pay-to-fly' (P2F) programs (whereby newly graduated pilots have to pay their airline for gaining flying experience on an aircraft)
^eschel. "Dominique Fouda Professional Profile"(PDF). easa.europa.eu/. EASA. Archived from the original(PDF) on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015. Head of the Communication department, European Aviation Safety Agency
^ abcdSteinruck, Jutta; Preuß, Gabriele; Regner, Evelyn; Ertug, Ismail (May 5, 2015). "Parliamentary questions". www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en. European Parliament. Retrieved 23 July 2015. Subject: Exploitative employment models at low-cost airlines ('Pay to Fly')
^ abcdBulc, Violeta (July 10, 2015). "Parliamentary questions". www.europarl.europa.eu. European Parliament. Retrieved 23 July 2015. Answer given by Ms Bulc on behalf of the Commission
^Deckstein Dinah (March 30, 2013). "Prekariat am Himmel (Precarity in the sky)". Der Spiegel (in German) (14): 61. Nach Berechnungen seiner Gewerkschaft gibt es in Deutschland bereits jetzt über 1500 arbeitslose Piloten, Tendenz: steigend.
^"Nextgen pilot". twitter.com/BALPApilots. BALPA. February 13, 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015. Nextgen pilot says pay to fly is wrong but policy makers turning their backs. That's the sort of pilot the profession needs #atypicalEMPL
^"nextGen". www.balpa.org. BALPA - British Airline Pilots Association. February 27, 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016. BALPA has set up the nextGen programme to help protect the profession by reaching down to these new entrants and giving them a voice.
^"How To Become A Pilot". www.balpa.org. BALPA - British Airline Pilots Association. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015. Probably the most difficult part of a pilots' career is the beginning. Getting that first job can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Most airlines only recruit experienced pilots who have flown jet aircraft before, and are not willing to employ cadets fresh from flight training. This gap is bridged either by paying for extra training, by networking and getting a job flying smaller aircraft or simply by luck.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^"BALPA Staff Listing". www.balpa.org. BALPA - British Airline Pilots Association. Retrieved 7 November 2016. Membership & Careers Services - Wendy Pursey Head of Membership and Career Services [email protected] 0208 476 4088
^"Atypical Employment in Aviation - Final Report"(PDF). Universiteit Gent. UGent. February 2015. p. 296. Retrieved 11 July 2016. A mandatory internship for newly licensed cadets should be considered. Pilots fresh from school are in an extremely weak labour market position often only finding jobs at deplorable conditions or even having to resort to pay-to-fly schemes in order to clock up the flight experience required by airlines offering better conditions. [...] It is our strong opinion that pay-to-fly schemes should be prohibited, not only in the European Union, but globally
^ abOfford, Rosie; Kouris, Stefan; Capek, Hannah; Wainwright, Stephen (2 October 2015). "Study on employment and working conditions in air transport and airports"(PDF). ec.europa.eu (3.0 ed.). Steer Davies Gleave. pp. 21, 159, 163. Retrieved 11 July 2016. Pay-to-fly schemes are schemes that require pilots to contribute financially to an airline 'in order to be allowed to fly and thus gain requisite flight experience'. Junior pilots without significant amounts of flight (type rating) experience are particularly vulnerable to such practices, although it is not clear how prevalent this is, or precisely which airlines are offering these schemes. [...] Pay-to-fly is acknowledged in published literature (e.g. Atypical employment study, Ghent University) as an issue however stakeholders did not specifically comment in this area.
^Spikes, Sarah; Blitz, Roger (February 12, 2007). "MyTravel agrees merger with Thomas Cook". ft.com/. Financial Times. Retrieved December 16, 2016. MyTravel, the £1.1bn UK holiday company, and Thomas Cook, its privately-owned Germany-based rival, on Monday agreed a merger of equals that would create a global powerhouse of tour operators.
^ ab"Thomas Cook Airlines' history". thomascookairlinesuk. Thomas Cook Airlines UK. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016. Following the merger between Thomas Cook AG and MyTravel Group plc in June 2007, the new Thomas Cook Airlines (amalgamating Thomas Cook Airlines UK Ltd and MyTravel Airways) is launched at Gatwick on 30th March 2008.
^Deckstein Dinah (March 30, 2013). "Prekariat am Himmel (Precarity in the sky)". Der Spiegel (in German) (14): 61. Es eröffne Berufseinsteigern "Chancen, die sich im europäischen Markt derzeit nicht bieten". Derartige Trainingsprogramme seien im Ausland schon seit Jahren üblich.
^ ab"Fair Competition in aviation is a must!". www.eurocockpit.be/. European Cockpit Association. [...] making use of fake work bases in non-European countries, and 'pay-to-fly' (P2F) programs (whereby newly graduated pilots have to pay their airline for gaining flying experience on an aircraft)
^ abcd"A320 Type Rating & Line Training Program". aerorgnizer.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020. "A320 type rating: $25,000- USD A320 Base Training (6 landings & Touch and go) $13500- USD. A320 Line training 500 hours: $75,000 USD [...] Full flight simulator with ATCT [...] working with Tunisair[permanent dead link]
^"Aerojob Worldwide". www.aerojob.cz/ (in Czech). Aerojob. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015. Type rating B737 and A 320 Sale 12900 EUR Total Price for 68 hoursAlt URL
^"Travel Service pilot jobs Wiki". www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/. Pilot Jobs Network. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Recruitment Process for Travel Service Pilot Jobs FO+Cadet 3-day assessment organised by AeroJob in PragueAlt URL
^ ab"FAIRCHILD SA227 PROGRAM PRESENTATION"(PDF). www.aeronova.com/. Aeronova. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015. The price of the initial program is of 16500 € And the price for the follow-up is of 8000 € Please note that the 120 h per 2 month period (which could be in several separate not continuing contracts) is a guaranteed number of hours.
^"About us". www.airbaltictraining.com. Air Baltic. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
^ ab"Atlasjet pilot jobs Wiki". www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/. December 15, 2014. Atlasjet Pilot Jobs Situation: Current Situation: type rating + line training 100 hours for local via AFA
^ abcd"TYPE RATING PROGRAM". www.aircrewcenter.nl. The Aircrew Training Center is preferred supplier for Enter Air and FARNAIR.
^ ab"Flight Training". www.enterair.pl/. Enter Air. Archived from the original on 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2015-03-30. Practical training [...] is divided into two phases: the first phase are school flights (on an "empty" plane); the second phase are trainee airline flights (scheduled flights).
^ abc"G Air ATPL Tunisair". www.gairg.com/en/. G Air Training Center. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. [...] A320 Type Rating [...] 300 hours of Line Training (A320) [...] Type Rating and Line Training with Tunisair and ATCT [...] Price: €118,000Alt URL
^Tarek Benaissi. "Our Training Services". www.atct.com.tn/index.php. Aviation Training Center of Tunisia. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-24. Available courses: Type Rating
^Tarek Benaissi (September 1, 2012). "A320 JAA Type Rating + Base training + Line training available in ATCT Tunisia". www.atct.com.tn/index.php. Tarek Benaissi, Quality Manager at ATCT. A320 JAA Type Rating + Base training + Line training available in ATCT Tunisia, for more information please contact me : tarek.benaissiATatct.com.tn
^"Atrans Aviation". www.atransaviation.com. Atrans Aviation. Retrieved 19 June 2015. A-320 Type Rating + Line Training & Guaranteed 2+ years First Officer Job
^ abcd"Baltic Aviation Academy News Overview". www.balticaa.com/. Baltic Aviation Academy. February 28, 2012. Baltic Aviation Academy has signed a new partnership contract with the Turkish airlines Atlas Jet. The agreement consists of line training package which enable pilots to gather 300-500 flight hours. Type rating contract was signed with Estonian Air.
^"B737NG type-qualification program". pilot.cae.com/. Ryanair & CAE. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015. Type Rating Course: € 28,500 excluding VAT (for courses starting before 31 March 2015) - € 29,500 excluding VAT (for courses starting on/after 01 April 2015)
^David George (2013). "Terms and Conditions of Contract for Services"(PDF). brookfieldav.com/. Brookfield Aviation International Ltd. pp. 1, 5. The "Hirer" means Ryanair Plc [...] The company Representative will be responsible for the cost of line training flights (currently €150 per scheduled block hour (pshb)) for the company representative
^ abcJost Haugust (June 25, 2012). "Germania - company reference for Cockpit4U"(PDF). www.flygermania.de/en/. Germania. I personnaly have worked with Cockpit4u for many years both in my role as Post Holder Training and Type Rating Examiner [...] I highly recommend them [Cockpit4U] to any client or other airline as 100% reliable Type Rating Training Organization
^"Type Rating". www.cockpit4u.com/en/start/. Cockpit4u. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-24. Cockpit4u is the right partner for the type rating training you need.
^Deckstein Dinah (March 30, 2013). "Prekariat am Himmel (Precarity in the sky)". Der Spiegel (in German) (14): 61. In dem Werbezettel offeriert die Berliner Firma Cockpit4u fertig ausgebildeten Flugzeugführern, die noch keine Praxiserfahrung haben, einen befristeten Vertrag als Erster Offizier bei einer "namhaften Airline". Gemeint ist die drittgrößte deutsche Linienfluglinie, Germania, auch wenn die in dem Werbeprospekt nicht konkret genannt wird.
^"A320 line training 200 / 500 HOURS". Retrieved May 8, 2019. Cost 52000€, for EASA & ICAO Pilots, 200 hours or 500 hours with job opportunities at the end of the training
^"AGREEMENT"(PDF). May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018. Eagle's partner airline BH Air from Bulgaria [...] Pilot agrees to pay Eagle the sum of Twenty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Euros (€29,500) [...] Three hundred (300) block hours from the right seat of A319/320 during Airline operations.
^ abcDeisy A., Arteaga. "Agreement NORDICA aviation group"(PDF). CockpitSeeker. Retrieved June 15, 2017. Pilot will fly with Eagle's partner airline Nordic Aviation Group / Regional Jet OU from Estonia [...] student agrees to pay Eagle the sum of Thirty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Euros (€39,900)
^Posada Elechiguerra, Iñigo González. "BOEING 737-300 EFIS FIRST OFFICER"(PDF). eliteskyaviation.com. Madrid (Spain): General Manager Iñigo González‐Posada Elechiguerra. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2 March 2016. This program is based in Eastern Europe, and it has a duration of 500 hours [...] PRICE: 39.900,00 € (VAT included) [...] 1.000,00 € before starting Airline Assessment phase.
^ abGianfranco Giacchetti Director of Flight Operations Volotea. "Terms". www.ftejerez.com/. Volotea via FTE Jerez. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015. The price for The ATPL course, including the Volotea Boeing 717 Type Rating, is 140,500€, including VAT. This price is inclusive of the following: [...] The full Boeing 717 type rating course [...] a minimum of 125 hours line training
^TUIfly Academy Brussels. "TUIfly Academy Brussels, Type Rating Training Organization (TRTO)"(PDF). www.jetairfly.com/. Jetairfly. p. 3. Archived from the original(PDF) on April 28, 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015. [...] advanced pilot training [...] is provided to third party customers, amongst which some other airlines of the TUI-group. This includes Type rating CoursesAlt URL
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^"Knots Aviation - Line Training". knotsaviation.com/. Knots Aviation. Archived from the original on 2013-09-14. Knots Aviation offers Line Training on Airbus A320 Boeing CL/NG to the pilots in East Europe through its collaborative partnerships with reputed airlines.
^ ab"Laffair A320 Type Rating Program with Traineeship in Turkey". sim.aero. Sim Aviation Group. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017. On behalf of Laffair Aviation, SIM Aviation Group [...] offer [...] Assessment Fee: EUR 600 [...] A320 TR Training Program with Traineeship up to 18 months - EUR 77, 000
^ ab"Integrerad trafikflygarutbildning" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-09. Den studerande arbetar i sitt "host airline" och bekantas med den rådande bolagskulturen; Linjeträning som styrman.
^Cavegn, Dario (February 15, 2016). "Fly with us, says the Nordic Aviation Group - no thanks, say pilots". News.err. News.err.ee. Retrieved 29 December 2016. Through Nordic Crew Management, NAG hires for a base salary plus hours flown, and at the same time hires based on pay-to-fly, which creates deductions to an already performance-dependent salary.
^ ab"Pegasus Airlines pilot jobs Wiki". www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/. October 9, 2009. TR costs 18 000 euro. Plus 6000 euro for 100hrs line training 737
^"Initial Line Training A320". www.initiallinetraining.com/. Planet Air. May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. The contract will allow you to build a solid experience of 500 hours on type with a subsequent employment contract. This is a unique opportunity for candidates who are willing to invest into their future career. The costs of 50.000$US reflect the effort and professionalism of Planetair.Alt URL
^"Vietnam Airlines Pilot Jobs". www.rishworthaviation.com/home.aspx. Rishworth Aviation. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-01. Rishworth Aviation is proud to be the preferred supplier of Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and has a strong and cooperative 14+ year relationship with the airline
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^ ab"Sky4u "training""(PDF). TYPE RATING // LINE TRAINING - LT [...] Sky4u is solely offering contact to agencies worldwide providing Line Training Programs [...] We screen and assess, evaluate suitable candidates and hand out recommendations
^"Crew Training". www.trtoagency.it/. TRTOagency. Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-03-30. A320, A330, Beechcraft Type ratings
^"Vietjet Air". www.pilotcareercenter.com/. Pilot Career Center. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Current Vietjet policy is for potential flight crew, including those eligible for upgrade to Captain, to pay cash up front for "training". This amount ranges from $25,000 USD up to and over $65,000.Alt URL
^ ablatestpilotjobs; Wingjet Aviation. "Type Rating+ 500 hours Line Training on BNA- Islander + LET-410"(PDF). What we provided: 1) Type Rating on Both Aircraft(BNA-Islander + LET-410) 2) Line training of 500 hrs (combined both aircraft) [...] 8) Cost of this program is 27,500 USD.
^ abWingjet Aviation. "Training"(PDF). 1) A-320 300 hours line training : 55000 Euro 2) A-320 500 hours line training : 66000 Euro [...] 1) B-737NG type rating+ 300 hrs line training program : 48,380 USD
^"Ryanair ontkent beschuldigingen uitbuiting piloten (Ryanair denies allegations exploitation pilots)". www.nu.nl/ (in Dutch). NU.nl. December 3, 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2015. Ryanair spreekt de aantijgingen tegen dat jonge piloten geld betalen om bij de luchtvaartmaatschappij te mogen vliegen en zo werkervaring op te doen. Volgens een woordvoerder van de Ierse prijsvechter gaat het om valse beschuldigingen en krijgen alle piloten salaris uitbetaald. [...] Zij zouden 30.00 tot 50.000 euro moeten betalen om vier tot zes maanden te mogen vliegen.
