Originally Posted by
strusiek83
Hi, I'm new to the forum and I'd like to ask you a question.
What is the oldest pilot you have ever met in the cockpit who started their career flying commercial airliners?
One of the instructors at the club I fly from got his first airline job at 49, I think it took him several years to get it though. He went from DHC-8 RHS to E195 LHS though the airline went bankrupt in 2020.
Wizz recently made an announcement about a future sponsored programme where they were quite open about looking for career changers, so it may be worth keeping an eye out for that if/when applications open. Thinking about it rationally, someone moving in from another industry in their 30's or 40's is much less likely to be attracted by a move to a seniority-orientated rival than someone in their 20's.