Originally Posted by
NWA320pilot
I have never heard of a restriction like this, (also when I was an APD at PDT I didn't have this limitation) ...... The only requirement is that they are employees of the air carrier. That being said I don't see PDT doing a type for FO's due to the FAA approved training curriculum for PDT still requires a minimum level of training that would need to be met so there is no real saving for the company. Plus giving a type makes you more marketable something I am sure your management does not want.
According to the CP the plan is to type everyone by August 2013. That's the only way to satisfy the new regulation as it stands today. I say as of today because I think the industry is fighting hard to have "exemptions" made as seen in the recent WSJ article.