Babylon
- "150 years experience?" - Look at the names on the latest website...add the combined experience up (as I suspect you know them all) and it comes to 150 years.
- In the UK it is not uncommon to leave education after doing A levels at 18 (40 - 18 = 22 years of experience).
- He did not get the title Dr by sticking a bid in on e-bay....and I think if you look at what he lectures on at the local uni you might find he has something to bring to the party.
We all know a number of pilots who have made the transition to be very good COOs...but it is certainly not a prerequisite. Sometimes highly competent pilots are promoted to a position that requires very different skills to their day job...and they just don't cut it.
You do not have to be able to sail through an LPC to project manage start up of a new airline.
Tin hat on.