Originally Posted by
higney85
If you show up without prior 121, yes. At any carrier upgrade will be an issue if you only have 1500 when you show up. Outside of the regulatory mins for an unrestricted ATP, there are "company mins" which are there due to insurance. The company doesn't care how much time someone has when a seat needs to be filled, it's what the regulations and insurance underwriters require... So if you need the FO time regardless of where you go... You might as well make the most money with the most seniority movement.
Insurance is all about how much money they want to spend, and if they need bodies in the seats, they can spend the money. The 1000 hours of 121 SIC or 135.243(a)/91(K) PIC time isn't going to change though, regulations aren't going to move.