UK News 15-10-2001 who: Trainee pilots what: Face the prospect of financial ruin as airline slump hits where: UK when: This year snippet: "Some trainees are as much as 50,000 in debt after paying for lessons and dozens of hours of flying experience in the hope of landing coveted jobs with airlines such as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic," reports today`s Guardian. One cadet at Biggin Hill Airport in Kent said: `I`ll fly for anyone, but people are only being laid off at the moment. It`s as bad as it can get. It`s a case of if BA goes bump, God help us.` [... more]

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