Originally Posted by
woke2022
Great news that commands can now be held after 6/8 years and will only come down with expansion and retirements.
I’m sure there will be some of the old guard who think to be a mighty and prestigious Qantas Captain then 20+ plus years of experience engaging the autopilot at 200ft is needed but they would be turning in there early grave to know easyJet having been flying A320s successfully with 19 year old FOs and 22 year old captains for a long time. Likewise Middle Eastern carriers having a large amount of mid 30 year old captains!
Bring on the refresh
Really? Few of the "old guard" seemed too concerned when the 1980's recruits in their early to mid 30s were getting 767 commands in 10 years or less. Oh and those same 80s recruits loved hand flying the jet at every opportunity….but that's probably because the 767 was very enjoyable to fly both physically and in the company you kept when at work.
Certainly those who joined in the late 60s and 70s waited longer but they were very different circumstances when F/O and Command positions dried up completely but not as a result of subsidiaries acquiring the flying.