Originally Posted by
wombat watcher
DE B 737 F/Os is fanciful IMHO.
Yet there are pilots being offered B737 FO on joining. Now sure, maybe technically they are hired as an SO and then given 737 FO on day 2 of employment but to all intents and purposes it is a direct entry 737 FO position. I certainly wouldn't be applying to QF and
expecting to get an FO slot but it's been happening.