Originally Posted by
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I don't know.specifically but I had a Fed ride once with a retired TWA guy from.CLE-MCI. Great guy btw. He mentioned how he got to TWA in the late 60s and I want to say it was like "go.get your commercial and we'll hire you" and he made his way to the Captain seat very.very.quickly. I just don't remember the specifics but it required a double take.
There was a actual shortage of pilots from about 66 to 69. Some airlines hired almost zero time pilots.