Originally Posted by
Duesenflieger
That is crazy that busted part 91 checkrides decades ago can hinder someone from moving onto a major. There must be something else on their apps which is hampering them from moving on. Perhaps they were in their position for too long and the computational algorithms deem them too complacent.... In any case, the original point stands, there most certainly is no shortage of pilots.
I think the hard part with those "computational algorithms" is that it punishes guys who were stuck in the lost decade and at the wrong airline. Did you get hired at a regional, upgrade and then get downgraded keeping you as an FO for 7 years? Well, I guess you were too lazy. The lost decade has and continues to punish people based solely on timing. Yes, it does "look bad" to have quite a few flight school failures in college and then spend 6 years in the right seat. If you are a LCA and union volunteer, and a captain, majors should be knocking on the door over 24 year olds with a few years of experience and good connections. Such is the world.