Originally Posted by
dr dre
No, Command is predicated on seniority. ATPL minimums are 1500 total = 2 years of operational flying and no part of the group is upgrading F/Os before the two year mark anyway. A cadet/academy grad gets into the airline quicker and gets that all important seniority number climbing quicker.
This isn't really correct. Yes, an ATPL is 1500 hours, but I don't know of any QF Group carrier with command requirements that low. In my experience, I had seen closer to 3000 hours - which meant the cadets always got trumped for commands by their junior GA counterparts.