Originally Posted by
crewdawg
That very well could be, it was purely an anecdotal observation over 3 airlines. That said, SWA is a bit different in that they used (has that changed?) to require you to already have had a 737 type. Not sure if that would have anything to do with the success rates.
type no longer required for WN.
Originally Posted by
crewdawg
Mostly mil guy, but that's why I say it wouldn't be a good way to guess age. The highest time guy in our squadron has just over 3k hours and he's been flying since dinosaurs roamed the earth.
I think the “stigma” ,if there is one, is older RJ CAs. A retired mil guy is a good deal for airlines in many ways (like excargo mentioned earlier) but there seems to be this perception around high time RJ CAs that they do not do well (which I disagree with, but no one asked me). I think it can be overcome, and we had some high time guys in my NH class, but it definitely seems to be out there.