Pilot age rule change to help shortage?
 

No I don't mean 65. Maybe they'll start going younger and younger.

I mean, if someone can pass a medical, who are we to say that they shouldn't be able to have their job in the front of an airliner. I personally support no age requirement whatsoever. If a 14 yearold wants to do it, they should be able to do it.

Merseyside teen qualifies as one of the UK's youngest pilots for Ryanair - Liverpool Echo

Know many 14 year olds do you? :)
Pretty impressive to have a 14 year old playing in the Masters too - but he ISN'T the norm!

But they need to be at least 15 to be the pic.

There are plenty of guys flying who "act" like their 14. Some even taxi like they just stole the keys to daddy's car.

Classic, going to work with a smile.

Sounds wonderful. Passed with flying colors! If I can steal a line, allow me to pour an icy cold bucket of aeronautical reality over your head: The rare but serious occasion that the PIC becomes incapacitated? Now add in a line of weather, or widespread strong winds or blowing snowstorm, or low fuel, and Jet Johhny solo at the helm?

14 YO at Ryanair - that's just pure child slavery. ;)

In a way it is not much different than what is going on in China or Indonesia, hell even India as far as right seat talent. How many of those operations do not even allow the FO to take off or land? While not ideal, I would much rather have a young (20 or so year old) FO here in the states that has his 1500 hours and been through the same training we all get, compared to a 28 year old over in China that does not speak English nor have the take off and landing experience to fall back on in case that crap really did hit the fan.

Is he an MPC graduate? There is a program with disaster written all over it.

While not many, but this chap is not the first one under 20 I've had on my jet during my tenure with FR. There are a couple of 19 year olds at my current carrier as well.