Originally Posted by
4runner
Mexi confirmed it. See above posts. You have Non US pilots, flying your aircraft overseas. They are through a subcontractor who gets people to do P2F. It’s a well known scheme for airlines like Ryanair, EasyJet and Pegasus. You have contractor Captains and instructors, training “cadets” who paid for the “opportunity”.
FR is no longer a P2F operator for a cadets. Not a bad opportunity for a non type rated low time pilot (< 500 TT).
€5,000 is is a far cry for the cost of a full type rating course in the EU. The cost of the ATP CTP course in the US is running about $5,000 alone.
https://careers.ryanair.com/cadets/