Originally Posted by
Flyboy68
Prior military? Seems to be the only ones they'll take at that age.
Which doesn't make that much sense as far as age is concerned. A guy in their early 50's can only fly for a dozen or so years, and will never make the big bucks that a guy in their late 20's or early 30's will make after a dozen years of service. Seems like it would be cheaper for them to hire older pilots to save on the very high salaries of pilots that will have 25-35 years of service.
Sure, there's an "average age" of hire at Legacy, A, B, C, etc.
But UAL has hired plenty in their 50's, civ only. And I know a few over 60 hired.
The topic of "they should hire (insert younger vs. older/older vs. younger) gets BEAT TO DEATH.
The FACT is, they hire from a range of back ground and age.