Originally Posted by
Lobaeux
Second, if this came out in the press, do you think there will be some sort of backlash by the public in regards to safety? I do not think I would want to fly with a CA in that position, nor would I want to be a CA in that position. If my wife was a FA at Delta, I do not think I'd be comfortable with that either.
But, all that being said, I'm sure there's some sort of restriction on when you can upgrade.
So regional FOs that that upgrade to regional Captains in 18 months are OK, but since it's at Delta.....? Is that your point?
Maybe there should be a regulation that requires a pilot to have a minimum of 1,000 flight hours as a co-pilot in air carrier operations prior to serving as a captain for a U.S. airline.
Just spitballing here!