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Plight of the Pilot Trainees 18 months on.

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Anonymous
12 years ago

A situation I wouldn't like to be In

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Stephen Stewart
12 years ago

Shocking. Always quick to take but snails pace to part with money. Hope this petition helps

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Kevin Brien
12 years ago

Such a horrid thing to happen

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Ben Eastwood
12 years ago

This was massively unfair. Especially for overseas students.

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Jessica G
12 years ago

XX

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chris dsouza
12 years ago

poor praci

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Mo eler
12 years ago

They should get paid !

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mary pepper
12 years ago

Hopefully it will get sorted soon

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rebecca somers
12 years ago

Ireland

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Daniel McGahon
12 years ago

Best of luck with it lads

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kenn ejiofor
12 years ago

pls this shouldnt be allowed to just go like that.pls refund

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Conor Martin
12 years ago

Best of luck!!

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Jason Sheehan
12 years ago

Hope this all gets sorted

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Katherine Travell
12 years ago

Please sort this out for the unfortunate trainees, it was not their fault.

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Bernadette Morris
12 years ago Featured

Brian and Martina, do you know if there has there been a group formed to support the trainee pilots & their families? My son is one of those unfortunate trainees. I would be interested in connecting with other parents effected by this. Bernadette.

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Paul Murphy
12 years ago

I hope this issue gets resolved

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Marie Daly O'Dowd
12 years ago

Unfair

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Benjamin M
12 years ago

I went for the Selection process for PTC and their Future pilot programme in London. I got through to the final selection process. In order for me to progresses onto the Integrated scheme required a one up payment of £50,000+. What a lot of people didn’t know back then mainly through lack of research was the ability to pay the school in lump sums, i.e pay for the CPL then IR etc., pay as you fly. If you even look on BALPA's website it even states there that you should never pay a school a massive one off payment just in case this does happen and let’s be honest it’s not the first time. Cabair one of the best schools in the UK went bust leaving students in debt before they even started their training. The likes of ATPL finance and other companies offer this where and I quote “ATPL Finance then keep the funds in a holding account and administer them to the flying school/training provider in amounts up to one third of the amount borrowed. This means if the school ceases to trade or cannot provide your flight training any longer, ATPL Finance can place you with another affiliate school. ATPL Finance covers the risk of the school ceasing to trade”, BALPA too have a whole section on financing!

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Emma Schmolling
12 years ago

Disgusting, this happened to cousin and his family. It has been devastating for the family

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christine macfarland
12 years ago

My brother and his family have been left devastated by this company,having borrowed the money in order to support there son into his chosen career choice. They are ordinary very hard working people and will be paying off this debt for the rest of there lives. The government need to ensure that the people behind this company are made to pay back the many people who have been ripped off by PTC.