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Old 13th Sep 2020, 13:37
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Actually, it depends on many factors within an airline. I've seen an airline hire a non-rated FO with an ATPL who had been out of flying for a couple of years simply because their insurance required all pilots to hold an ATPL. It wasn't like there weren't any rated guys with recent experience on type out there, but not having the correct licence automatically disqualified them. At the very same time, a CPL holder with the correct type rating and over 1000 hours on type didn't make it in, despite being a lot cheaper and easier to train.

That's one example of a situation. Another one is if the company has a vested interest in training someone. Do they have a finger in the pie when it comes to type ratings? Will you spend some time working on a drastically reduced salary while in training? Will you be made to sign some ridiculously large training bond, meaning that they will literally own you in the next 3 or 5 years? All things that can influence the choice of a candidate regardless their recency.
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