Originally Posted by
Velocipede
Actually, major European carriers have done that for years. Lufthansa hires guys with no flying experience, sends them to Arizona for training up to Commercial, Instrument Multi and slams them into the right seat of a 737.
I flew with many of these 500 hour wonders when I flew in Europe. They were very book smart and could fly just fine as long as things were routine. They were not ready to upgrade (that is why I was there) but given a few years they will sit left seat very well, thank you. Skyhigh has been warning us about this forever. It is not that hard to be an airline pilot.