FAA License Conversion Advice: Regionals or I Pay by myself??

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Originally Posted by havick

except AA.

UA's hired civilians pilots with less than 2500 TT. DL has hired civilian pilots with barely more than 2,000 hrs TT.

So there's no '5,0000 TT' requirement. But frequently the person hired is someone 'connected' if they have less than 3000 hrs TT.

The typical new hire is more like 5,000+ hrs TT and 1,000 hrs (1,300+?) PIC (TPIC?).