Originally Posted by
Sliceback
The airlines have made exceptions for some people. Typically senior officers in non-flying jobs. Talked with an O-6, on the O-7 track, who rarely flies and won't have 100 hrs/year. Why? Because his value to the USAF is as a senior officer. The airlines, or at least some of them, understand that.
Yes, trend is now to hire O6+ without recency on the premise that they are half way decent pilots and good organizational players. At least a couple of the bigs are supposedly doing this.