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.