Originally Posted by
Andy
I take it that you weren't flying prior to 9/11. I remember jumpseating on regionals and more than a few times, the FO had less than 500 hours because there was so much turnover. One morning, there was one of these brand new FOs with his epaulets on backward - it took me a few minutes to convince him that the narrow side points toward your neck.
That was in every healthy sector in the world. Growth meant that new people had to be hired. That doesn't mean there were mass shortages, that just meant that the correct people were in the correct positions and moving on from 15K dollar jobs when they were supposed to.