Originally Posted by
Airhoss
Just a quick point of correction I haven’t been at the training center for almost a year now. My information is no more current or correct on the subject than anybody else’s here.
This is my opinion only.
The whole Lufthansa style hiring scheme is inevitable in the USA. Pick the right young people out of high school, screen them, train them for two or three years and put them on the line.
At some point the standard American style of chance in airline career progression will no longer be able to provide pilots to the industry.
Pick the most qualified and motivated candidates and put these kids through a standardized UPT style training program, people who don’t make the grade get booted. People who are motivated, skilled and serious get a seniority number.
It will be interesting to see how this evolves industry wide in the USA.
I would tend to disagree a bit. The American style pathway doesn't have to disappear in favor of the european or asian model. Why? We have a robust regional industry. No reason for zero time anyone to go to the airlines. We have plenty of regional opportunities for pilots to get their time and their experience.
We could cave and say" age 80 is inevitable" and simply cave in and let it go. Or, we could say, "lets have some standards, some basic entry requirements." We don't have to let the aircraft manufacturers supply the supply (jets), while we public pumps in people to simply staff the empty seats.
Supply and demand....... Ok I get it. But, with the grounding of the max, we see the demand reduced a bit. It seems to work when the government shuts off the spigot. It can work when the industry turns the knob to the right as well.
Experience Counts!