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Originally Posted by WBTYM
(Post 994348)
The record I heard of is a 23 year old 727 AA Captain in the mid 1980s. Don't know if it is true.
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Originally Posted by maddogmax
(Post 994417)
Don't you have to be 25 to get an ATP?
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Yes and that token 23 year old gets to work with Grandpa and Grandma in the back. He will have a blast his first 10 years....
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Originally Posted by Mink
(Post 994402)
Hired as an FO at 18 probably. Sorry, gonna have to throw the BS flag on this one.
Even if a pilot like this was hired at 21, he'd have to upgrade in 2 years. I did however hear of a few AA captains in their early to mid 30's with good timing and luck, but that was many years ago. I'm a junior F/O in the latter half of my 40's and have no idea when or if I'll ever make captain (although if I make it to 65, I'd think I would). I threw away my crystal ball for being too murky, so it will be what it will be and you play the hand you get the best you can. |
There are a couple of CA's I know here that were hired at age 21, and made 727 CA at age 26. That's the earliest I've heard.
Right now our youngest CA is about 41 years old. Our youngest pilot systemwide is 35, I believe. |
Originally Posted by aa73
(Post 994557)
There are a couple of CA's I know here that were hired at age 21, and made 727 CA at age 26. That's the earliest I've heard.
Right now our youngest CA is about 41 years old. Our youngest pilot systemwide is 35, I believe. Who gives a flying **** about the youngest CA. All I care about is the current time to Captain and whether it's true the senior guys are starting to bail now. |
In 1964 upgrade time was insanely fast. I think there was a guy that got hired at 21 and made captain at 23 or so..
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Originally Posted by AA gear puller
(Post 994588)
In 1964 upgrade time was insanely fast. I think there was a guy that got hired at 21 and made captain at 23 or so..
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Originally Posted by aa73
(Post 993986)
Right now we are down to 1178 to be offered recall.
The acceptance rate varies. As we go deeper into the furloughs, the acceptance rate will continue going down - especially when we get to the 385 pilots that are below EVERYONE. Many of those guys are CAs at other airlines. The Co's **UNOFFICIAL** (asterisks are emphasized) guesstimate is that, based on their estimate of the acceptance rate, we should be through all the recalls/AE FTs by some time next year, at which point they should begin hiring off the street. That is why the new VP of Flight was tasked with restarting up the new hire dep't in the near future. |
Originally Posted by QuagmireGiggity
(Post 994619)
Thanks for the update 73. The Union folks at Eagle said for June they got a 1/3 acceptance rate... but I talked to someone that just started in a flowthrough class and he said they had to call 175 to get the 25 folks. Any word on your side?
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