Originally Posted by
Cyio
It’s an antiquated system that I have a feeling will be going the way of the dodo. The new AA skills test is what I believe to be the first step in that direction.
There are other ways to determine if someone is a good fit or not without having to default to a degree as the sole (main) way of getting past the gate keeper.
Could be. But right now there just aren't that many grade A candidates who DON'T have a degree... it's kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy, anybody who's really motivated about success in 121 got a degree early on because (if for no other reason) they knew it was required.
If they eliminate the degree requirement but still maintain their "whole person" standards it's going to take some time for that to percolate before they start seeing high quality individuals who skip the degree and go right into flying. And culturally that's an issue because many of the motivated, accomplished people they're after don't WANT to skip college.
I agree that AWA DBA AA is most likely to lead the charge on that.