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Nealman1 08-08-2007 07:03 PM

What's the average age for regional new hires?
 
Just curious at what age most pilots get hired. I know there are cases of 19 and 20 year olds, but what would yall say the average is?

MoonShot 08-08-2007 07:34 PM

Just a guess...25-27.

Diver Driver 08-08-2007 07:37 PM


Originally Posted by MoonShot (Post 211499)
Just a guess...25-27.

That sounds about right.

JoeyMeatballs 08-08-2007 07:39 PM


Originally Posted by MoonShot (Post 211499)
Just a guess...25-27.

I would say yes, but more and more I am telling CA's I am a first year F/O but started at Colgan at 25, they are like "what the hell where you doing" so I dunno I guess a lot start much earlier

Slice 08-08-2007 07:45 PM

I was 24 in a much tougher market. Soon it will be 18-20 if the current trend continues.

Diver Driver 08-08-2007 07:53 PM


Originally Posted by Slice (Post 211510)
Soon it will be 18-20 if the current trend continues.

I thought most airlines required you to be 21 before being hired? I know there are a few that hire at a lower age than that but I thought they were turboprop places like Colgan.

MoonShot 08-08-2007 07:54 PM

I agree that the requirements are allowing much younger folks in the airline cockpit. The more important question is, what is the average age of a MAJOR airline newhire and when is age 65 gonna pass?

ToiletDuck 08-08-2007 08:07 PM

Believe it or not in my class it was around 30. I'm 25 and was third from the bottom of 22 people.

wmugrad05 08-08-2007 08:09 PM

Yea that must be nice to be hired by a regional at 21 talk about being ahead of the game. I hope I can build enough hours within the year I'm gonna be 25 next month and constantly struggling to get my credit straight and save money it just sucks big time :mad:

Slice 08-08-2007 08:11 PM


Originally Posted by Diver Driver (Post 211515)
I thought most airlines required you to be 21 before being hired? I know there are a few that hire at a lower age than that but I thought they were turboprop places like Colgan.

"They" use to require 1000+ TT and significant ME time too. It obviously fluctuates based on how desperate they are to fill classes. Age would be no different.


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