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14 CFR 61.159
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a person who is applying for an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane category and class rating must have at least 1,500 hours of total time as a pilot that includes at least:
(4) 250 hours of flight time in an airplane as a pilot in command, or as second in command performing the duties of pilot in command while under the supervision of a pilot in command, or any combination thereof...
These times are for an FAA ATP. The reality is far more worse for the low-timers...
Any airline that does international ops (ie canada & mexico) must use captains who meet ICAO ATP mins...this requires 1200 PIC, or right around there. More and more regionals are getting into this, and they are obviously changing their upgrade requirements.
I was laughing my *******ing @ss off at mesa when they instituted this requirement and all the MAPD folks who were about to upgrade were told they had to go back and and be an FO for another 1-3 years.
