Hello Westhawk,
thanks for the answer. That was exacly what I was looking for.
I am considering to go for my ATPL in the US.
Just 4 Interest I read through some reports on the NTSB-Homepage and there I got aware of the (For a European Guy) pretty unusual fact of F/O in their 50s having accumulated in some cases by far more Hours than the CPT of that particular flight etc. (Pls see examples) or at least as Much Fhrs to be CPT (According to European Standards)
So when thinking about going to the US this means -for me- to join a Newcomer Airline so that I can pretty fast get an upgrade instead of joining the Queque at a big shot
BTW: In a german Forum there was a similar thread about a Delta-Crew which consisted of two Guys of about 35-45 Years of Age having 4 Stripes and a by far older Guy (about 55) having just 3 Stripes on his Uniform.
So you see, Europeans are used to other Career-Patterns and Seniotity-Evaluations.
Thanx for your help