Originally Posted by
Mobiusixi
Absolutely not.
The whole reason I imagine JB has these candidates pay in the first place is to test the waters to see how successful the program is with little monetary loss to them if it fails or needs adjustment. As well as keeping the pilots union from having a collective heart attack.
If the program succeeds (like it has for many other airlines) JB will begin to absorbe the cost like others have said.
After hounding a JB representative connected to the program through e-mail, she suspects successful canidates to make roughly 40k, maybe 50 once joining the line. Which currently is a liveable wage and not slurping sodium in a bunkbed. If the industry picks this up then the regional lifestyle would end or at the very least diminished dramatically.
This is merely speculation at this point.
Your repeated references to slurping sodium in a bunkbed indicate how little you actually know about this profession you're attempting to join. (Hint: Crashpad existence is by no means limited to regional pilots).
Most of us aren't opposed to the idea of a better defined route from flight school to major airline cockpit. We are, however, opposed to a route that knocks several years off the accumulated experience that should be gained in the meantime. Arguing that your ability to write a check for 125k entitles you to skip the thousands of pilots whom are already qualified and desire that position is a non-starter on a forum of airline pilots.