Originally Posted by
Dokk
I would shy away from comparing it to an "Ab initio" program. They're not doing any of the training. It gets your foot in the door by getting you an interview (after 5-7 years in the program). We interview with everyone else and are evaluated the same in the interview.
It's certainly nowhere near as in-depth as the Ab-Initio programs low time pilots undertake with European carriers. That's a whole different ball game!
Trent