Originally Posted by
skylover
Stupid question: could a regional FO technically move directly up to a mainline without becoming a regional Captain first? Or is it an "unwritten rule" that you have to make it to regional Captain before getting accepted by a mainline?
Thanks
yes. this happened all the time in the "hey day" of the 90's hiring. Many Eagle FO's applied to AA as "outside applicants" and were hired way ahead of internal Eagle flow-thrus on the flow thru hiring plan