Hey, for years I've been saying we need an 'exchange program', where the International pilots who are always in need of a landing, fly one MD88 trip per month, and the MD88 guys, who are in need of food and sleep, fly an International trip, where they'd get plenty of both!

When I mention it to the Higher Ups in the training dept, they say the FAA would never allow it, because you'd have to maintain currency in say, a 777 or A330, and a MD88/737/A320.

I say, SO WHAT?!

Let the A330 guys go fly the A320, and let the 777 guys go fly the 737 or 757 on a 4 day trip. That should give them a few landings.

All of us who flew in the Guard/Reserves have been maintaining currency in at least two different aircraft types for years, no problems, in fact, I believe it makes us better at flying both.

And if I were KING....

All new hires would have to fly the MD88 for at least a year before moving on to something else.

That would fix a lot of 'automation dependency' right there!