Originally Posted by
flyprdu
Yeah because they hired streamers and JetU heroes into captain positions? Hardly. The big difference here is these guys are going to be captains, on an unfamiliar airplane, with unfamiliar procedures, in an unfamiliar airport. (Namely JFK) Not to mention that most of the FOs there are brand-spanking new as well.
It's a recipe for disaster. And let's be honest, they weren't hiring Chuck Yeagers over at 9L.
So my answer is no, I was not joking.
Sure, the environment, plane, and airlines will be different, but do you really think this is the first time someone has gone from a prop FO to jet CA successfully? Will there be challenges, sure. Will it be a recipe for disaster? I doubt it.
And let's be honest, the hiring standards were no better at Pinnacle vs. Colgan. No need to insult folks that you haven't even met and know nothing about.