Originally Posted by
Obie
...and that is what they said when they were your age!
Of the five that we are talking about, the most junior joined in January ‘87, the others in 85/86 aged about 30. They were Captains* in under a decade. The last 23-25 years in wide body commands.
The youngest wide body line Captain today? 48. Initial command after 23 years.
(*Had they wanted it).