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STILL GROUNDED
I tend to go with you on this one. The problem will be that if this is somehow law then any pilot meeting the "mins" will get hired because they will need to fill the seats and there will not be enough applicants to choose from. There will not be a selection process when things get "good" again, it would simply be a where do you want to work and if you meet the atp requirements you are going to be able to pick your airline.
This would possibly kick the airlines in the right direction because they would need to compete for applicants but I think you'd need to be a real tool in the interview or fail all the exams to not get the job.
THERE IS NO PILOT SHORTAGE
let's all say it again:
THERE IS NO PILOT SHORTAGE
...only a shortage of pilots willing to work for regional FO compensation.
Raise the compensation (be it via higher minimum requirements reducing the supply of pilots available to Part 121 operators or otherwise) and a whole new demographic of 91/91k/135 pilots will emerge interested in flying a small get for an airline.