Originally Posted by
CargoOne
is it normal these days for BA to have FO who is 49 years old? Assuming he started his carrier in early 20s he must be approacing 18-20k hours under his belt?
Not that unusual...all sorts of reasons why, but the usual reason is since BA, like many other airlines, uses a seniority based promotion system if you join as a DEP your flying hours accrued in a previous company/military don’t accelerate your move to the left hand seat, you join the bottom of the umpteen years queue for a chance of an upgrade.