Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
I'm amazed at the number of new hires hired over 55, even a few over 60? What's the rationale in that? The old conventional wisdom was the company needed a pilot to stay as long as possible to amortize the training and general employment costs, hence the old " 28 or your unlikely to get major job". I was the oldest guy in my EA class at 33 in '85.
Hmmmm....
GF
When I centered on that pilot you're speaking about they were hired in 2010 at 57, there is very little room between the plug and 2010 hires when you're looking at that chart.
FWIW, there are three pilots on the list hired at 57 (almost 58). Nobody can claim age discrimination, that's for sure.