Young Crew profiled
09-30-2016, 04:29 PM
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Young Crew profiled
Suddenly I'm feeling really old.
Meet the 26-year-old airline captain and her 19-year-old co-pilot - CNN.com
Meet the 26-year-old airline captain and her 19-year-old co-pilot - CNN.com
09-30-2016, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by The Juice
"Their employer, the British carrier Easyjet, believes McWilliams has become the world's youngest commercial airline captain"
Doubt it
Doubt it
What surprised me was the statistic of only 450 female captains, out of 130,000 airline pilots worldwide. Strikes me as ironic to hear people complaining about all those women being hired, taking their slots away.
09-30-2016, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by busdriver12
I doubt it, also. No way. And a 19 year old first officer? There must be no college degree requirement.
What surprised me was the statistic of only 450 female captains, out of 130,000 airline pilots worldwide. Strikes me as ironic to hear people complaining about all those women being hired, taking their slots away.
What surprised me was the statistic of only 450 female captains, out of 130,000 airline pilots worldwide. Strikes me as ironic to hear people complaining about all those women being hired, taking their slots away.
09-30-2016, 06:52 PM
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Article said "commercial airline pilot". RJ would qualify for that I'm sure you'd agree.
Besides, there have been UA and AA guys in the past the had to wait to upgrade because they couldn't qualify for an ATP (23 years old). This article has some facts wrong but over all not surprising a place like Easyjet would have very young pilots. I think they cycle out pretty quickly.
Besides, there have been UA and AA guys in the past the had to wait to upgrade because they couldn't qualify for an ATP (23 years old). This article has some facts wrong but over all not surprising a place like Easyjet would have very young pilots. I think they cycle out pretty quickly.
09-30-2016, 07:15 PM
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I had a 19 year old F/O at Ryan Air in the mid 2000's. No big deal... pitched for work, and did what they were trained to do.
Does being an 18 year old Chieftan single pilot captain count for anything?
Does being an 18 year old Chieftan single pilot captain count for anything?
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