Originally Posted by
JetDoc
Why is it ok to be hired at regional with "low time" or "lack of currency" but not a major? Especially for a mil guy. What's the difference? Is it not the same job? Same mainline passengers, 90% of which haven't the slightest clue that they aren't even on a mainline jet. In the same airspace. Same weather. Same airports. Same controllers. Same everything. I would love to hear the logic.
It's simply competition for the best jobs. You're essentially asking why there are different hiring criteria between majors and regionals. They are more selective because they can be. It's not that military aviators can't do the job when they are out of currency, it's that there are plenty of current aviators available that are also trying to get on a major airline.