Originally Posted by b4223
no they get the same treatment, the airlines will take type rated pilots with less hours. Airlines figure they dont have to pay all that extra training money to someone who already has the type rating. Look at it from a management view, would you rather hire someone already typed in the plane or pay money to train them? No where does it say the typed pilots are qualified captains. We earn that through seniority.
Hmmm. Not sure where you're getting your info about airline training...
How does an airline save money on someone who has a type rating? It's not on training costs! Airline new-hires who happen to have type ratings don't get to bypass training!!! They do all the same training as anyone else. When you upgrade to captain, that checkride serves as your ATP ride and type-rating ride. Inexperienced pilots with type ratings might have a slightly higher pass rate, but not enough to make a difference.
Cheap airlines like low-time pilots because they will work for nothing and are a lot more tolerant of QOL abuse than experienced pilots. The pre-employment sim training / type ratings required of low timers is just designed to help get them through new-hire training. Real pilots should be able to pass training without an extensive prep course. With enough practice, a chimpanzee could throw all the right switches in the right order...