Originally Posted by
Qbix
Many got upgraded straight to the LHS wide body but it takes many hours of line traing. For airlines its easier and cheaper to hire experienced skippers unless we talk legacy airlines where your career path is well designed.
Some airlines take shortcuts and later you can hear stories about those captains america.
Na. It would be a standard 20 sectors. Airlines do it all the time. 73 to 76, 77 or 78. A320 to A330. Qatar has been taking 737 Capts directly into the left seat of the 78 or the triple for years. It’s all about having Boeing or Airbus time nowadays.
Shortcuts would be taking direct entry Captains from other airlines who are unfamiliar with the operation. Much rather type their own tried and tested 737 skippers who have been working for the company for at least 6 or 7 years. Airlines introduce new types and train their own all the time.
What about airlines that fly Boeing and Airbus? They move A330 skippers onto 787s. 777 skippers onto A380s. They manage with minimal fuss and surely changing philosophy’s is a far greater (and riskier) challenge than moving a 737 guy onto a 78.
Like I said, they’ll bring some trainers in and maybe some direct entries in with experience to get the thing going. Then it’ll be in house. Like every other airline.