Originally Posted by
NedsKid
What 'certain type' is the flavor of the month?
When I was down in MIA @ Airbus recently, I talked to some of the new hires, including a former AStar DC-8 Captain, a former military guy who's a United furlough, an ex-corporate guy (Lear's) and a former 1900D pilot. One of the pilots was in the mid 20's, others were late 40's.
It seems a lot of regional guys are getting in. I have met more of those than anything else in recent classes. There were always some others with a variety of background. I.e. I have ran into a few A320 typed guys as well. Some from USA3000, others from Air Jamaica. I have seen some former DHL guys. But I would say about 50% or more of what they have hired the past few months were regional CAs.