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Blackwing... sorry you didn't get called for an interview. All the folks from former 121 carriers would probably beg to differ with your comments. Face it... Mesaba can't hire everyone.
I never said it made sense, it's just what people who
have gotten the call have reported here. People have said guys with as little as 350/50 have been hired within the last month, while guys with >1000 hrs and 121 time have been getting the "no thanks" email.
Maybe Mesaba thinks low-time guys are more trainable, I don't know. It's difficult to reconcile against conventional wisdom, which says more experienced = better. Not to mention the overwhelming number of experienced 121 guys who all say 400 hr pilots have no business flying an airliner.