Originally Posted by
Bellanca
Agreed. So many people got stuck in place at no fault to their own. Yet Delta and others seem to love the 24-26 year olds who graduated into this unprecedented hiring spree, thus have been really lucky with timing and, esecially, those who just happened to pick regionals with good movement for quick upgrade. I remember the Delta hiring brief at WIA this year where they mentioned they were so 'impressed' by all the qualifications their 23 and 24 year old new hires had obtained at such a young age.
Which carriers are hiring 23 year olds over 30 or 40 year olds? Is it just Delta? American seems to prefer older, high-time regional jet captains. From a stand-point of labor costs, it would be more beneficial for an airline to hire older pilots since they will stay at the top of the payscale for less time and do essentially the same amount of work as a younger pilot.