Originally Posted by
coryk
I agree, I don't see the type and TPIC lasting long when the other airlines don't require it. But then again, they've always had those requirements from what I can tell, so who knows. Southwest is still very desirable by a lot of people and probably will remain that way for a long time.
As long as they get applicants, I don't see it changing much. No sense in lowering the bar if you don't need to. As you said, SWA is still a destination for lots of people.
Originally Posted by
HIREME
They won't "have to" anytime soon...there's a good 12,000+ CAs with well over 1000TPIC wanting to move from regionals who are qualified without black marks of death (DUI, multiple failures/violations, etc...). Maybe in 8 years or more, but "have to"? No way.
Not to mention a large number of pilots from national carriers - most of which also have thousands of hours of PIC from their prior regional or corporate jobs. It's ridiculous how many crazy-qualified guys are out there looking to make the next and hopefully final step.