"Powell says the agreement can significantly reduce the number of post-license flying that most commercial pilots have to accrue before they are hired as commercial first officers. Most significant, he says, is the fact that WMU students can earn their multiengine licenses in fewer than 43 flight hours. Pinnacle's assessment of the quality of that training means students do not have to accrue additional multiengine hours before they are eligible for first officer seats."

.... wow. This is garbage.

"significantly reduce the number of post-license flying " Umm... post-license flying is usually called experience. This deal means they don't need experience. They only have to have 43 multi hours!

WMU fast-track grads... hopefully not coming to a crash site near you. Good luck to the captains flying with these guys, hope you don't get violated.