Re:Plenty of Passengers, but Where Are the Pilots?
by cr1895 on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @03:47AM
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Wasn't this requisite level of experience upped by Congress not terribly long ago?
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Re:Plenty of Passengers, but Where Are the Pilots?
by steffan on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @04:03AM
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Yes. In the US, originally you could be a First Officer without holding the ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) certificate. The ATP requires 1500 hours of flight time. Prior to the rule change, you would see regional airlines recruiting pilots with as low as 400 hours of total time (TT) for FO positions, allowing them to build the requisite hours to obtain their ATP.