Thats the point. He didn't even get offered the interview and received the turn down letter based on his application, with all of the boxes checked, no bad history and more flight time than most who are getting hired. I am sure that they get tons of applications, but the automated filing system should be able to sort through based on qualifications required, and getting a, "you do not meet competitive requirements" letter, when it is obvious that you do, is a problem. For an airline that is screaming for warm bodies, it would seem that they need to re-evaluate the performance of this system.