Originally Posted by
Whacker77
Once again, thanks for all of the comments. As far as the training contract goes, I was more interested about what they would do if a student couldn't complete the training or decided during the training that airline life wasn't the way to go.
RE Training agreements, if you leave voluntarily, expect the company to come after you. Whether they do or not is at their discretion, but I know plenty of companies that have simply sold the debt (at a discount) to a credit collection agency and let them be the bad guy. If you wash out of training or are fired for cause, then companies probably won't come after you.
Simply put, if you sign an agreement, make darn well sure that you can commit to it (either through time or money), and be sure to look at (or ask) all of the conditions under which the contract applies.
This is a rapidly changing industry. Although 2 years sounds like short time, a lot can happen in that time frame. I know plenty of people who have left regionals with less than 2 years to go elsewhere (either corporate or other gigs, or lateral moves to better regionals for better money or QOL).