Originally Posted by
saab2000
This concept of training pilots from zero is not unprecedented. Military pilots are all trained like that.
Second, major airlines used to advertise for pilots with private certificates and even candidates with no experience.
Think outside the box.
yes, back in the 60s, when there were no pilots left from WWII and Korea to hire, and the Nam vets hadn't started flying in the jungle yet. there was no supply, so the result was ab initio.
now there is a supply of pilots, so there is no need for that here.
and if you mean intl airlines CRM is better, i'm not sure how "keep your piehole shut, i'm the captain!" constitutes better CRM (see KLM Tenerife)