For resume/application review I believe that as well. It's also worth mentioning that MOST airlines like to hire from a variety of backgrounds. Many recruiters/HR types will tell you that if they called you, your flight time no longer matters. It's going to be how well you sell yourself in the interview. Also, you're not really competing against another applicant with a similar background. They want to hire everybody they call. A lot of good/well qualified guys apply to the coveted jobs, in fact too many. If a guy doesn't make the cut, often not a matter of them not liking him. They just liked somebody else more.