Originally Posted by gloopy

With the flows and whatnot, DL could theoretically prefer older pilots and still have future new hire classes mostly younger. I'd theorize that no airlines wants to self create another massive attrition curve anyway (beyond what will happen inevitably) so older off the street pilots will have a very good chance, all things equal. Preparation is a huge part of it though. There are a lot of younger pilots who prep and study and update and network, while some older pilots don't do nearly as much of that because they think their resume alone will carry them.