Originally Posted by
Southerner
Come on. That BS and you know it. The Gateway Select guys aren't on the list until after their program ends, and they have over 1,500 hours.
What a mountain you guys make out of a molehill. We hired guys at ASA with 250 hours all the time. Some of them are at Blue now. You gonna give them crap for being hired at a 121 carrier with commercial mins?
Bigger fish to fry, fellas, than 20 people taking a different path than you did.
I guess I should have signed it "sarcasm," but there is a bit of truth to it.
I have no problem with the Zero to Hero program, I have friends that fly 777's for British Airways that got hired that way. My sim partner at ASA had 250 hours and he was one of the best FO's I ever flew with. I see one side to the debate and an incapable pilots isn't it. 4000 hard working fraternal buddies want a job and your gonna give it to someone who hasn't been through what I have...
I feel the program will play out well and was executed at the right time. Establish the path and shift it into high gear when we need the feed. In less than 5 years JB is going to have a struggle to fill classes. Leading CBA or not...