I really don't understand why so many of you are getting in a twist about this.
All of us slugging it out in the regionals know that the average experience level is much higher than being reported by some of these media outlets. Hell, when the Asiana SFO crash happened, the captain that I was working with and I had nearly twice the combined experience of the THREE pilots on that triple.
The political reality is that the RAA is lobbying hard for a repeal of the 1500 hour rule and a new quick path to the right seat; two things that will quickly stop the current push to increase pay and work rules.
If articles like this help to eliminate the political will to reduce training and aeronautical experience requirements and, by extension, making current 121 pilots more valuable, what do we care?