Originally Posted by
Long Haul
Small sample size, but I interviewed recently, and everyone in my group had enough hours and experience to sit in the left seat. There were even two current 777 captains among us, and no regional pilots.
I’ll play the odds & guess those 777 CAs were at the upper age range. That would put them at the top seniority in their new hire class, which also means they get first pick on choosing their BES. It’s the young guys in each group who get stuck with the leftovers. Even if we may hire a lot of very experienced candidates, those guys, in general, are not the ones getting last pick in BI- see the problem?
I have no issue with giving an experienced guy w/ logbooks full of WB crossings the opportunity to
choose NBCA; but that’s very different from telling the 24YO 8ball in that same class that he
has to take it.