Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
Once again, it's not so much NAI it's what NAI represents and the damage it will do to the earning potential in this career. Flying an airliner is not entry level, especially transatlantic. Would you want your family flown by an entry level crew? Attracting the best and the brightest requires money and it's clear NAI doesn't care about that. And by design their model is going to pressure every other airline to conform just like has already happened in Europe. This is not a career there, it's an ok job. It's infuriating.
But if you look at their requirements, they are not entry level. Captains need at least 4,000 hours, 2,000 hours of jet PIC. First officers require 1,500 hours which is is no where near entry level in Europe. Cadet pilots are regularly at the controls of a 737 or A320 with less than 500 hours in Europe. I flew with a first officer last month who had less than 400 total hours.