Originally Posted by saab2000

The difference is measurable in baseball. Stats rule the world of baseball. Minor league baseball is a farm system for major league teams.

There's no measurable difference between pilots of a Boeing or Airbus and the pilot of a contract carrier. They are not held to different standards of job performance. My ATP is the same as the one of the guy/gal just hired at AA or DAL or UAL.

The pilots who are being hired at majors from regionals are not the "Best" pilots. They're usually the prettiest or the best connected (Daddy) or the luckiest.