Originally Posted by
dojetdriver
Sorry, I was clear enough in my question? Are you saying that an FO OR an IRO never had to possess a first class? Even on a 767-200/300 that may have required one?
When we started flying 767ERs to Europe, I think all those F/Os and IROs had to have a type rating and a current first-class medical. I was saying that even when the FAA
didn't require it for a particular seat (like DC-9 F/O), it was a company policy that the pilot get one at least once a year.