Quote : Our most junior Airbus FO is probably over 35 years old with at least 6,000 hours (if total background in transports vs tactical). Unquote
I got my Airbus A320 rating when I was 26. .. . .... and to answer your other question about people hanflying it ... .outside the US the answer is Yes .... I've flown her all the way up to ALT CRZ on the FMA .
If this is your first Jet then trust me you will forget about Boeing's and hell as we BUSBOYS call them DIRECT LAW aircraft cause once your flown the wire you DON'T wanna get disconnected EVER !
Happy landings !