Originally Posted by
Thedude
That would be understandable IF AA hadn't hired in the past 12 yrs.
There are a lot of highly qualified candidates out there (that have international PIC). I feel those individuals should get interviews *before* the guys with 3000 hrs are called (or guys with no PIC).
Having international PIC time or PIC time in general has absolutely nothing to do with who would make a good fit for a new hire. Making you a "highly qualified candidate" isn't figured out by how much "international PIC" time you have, it's determined by, can I sit next to this person for 4 days.
It's a crew of 2 and you both do the same thing regardless of how many stripes you have. I would even venture to say that the FO does more in some instances because we all have flown with that captain that shows up 10 mins before the flight and leaves as the passengers deplane. Granted this is an extreme example and I know there are FO's that are equally as bad and the Captain is single pilot, I'm just saying food for thought.
If you want to take the attitude of "I'm a captain, I deserve this more than you because I'm better" to an interview." Please be my guess. I'm sure that's exactly what American is looking for.