about the copilot
some wag noticed that the first officer had 23 years with usair....well
USAIR pilots have had the toughest time in the industry (except for those who's airlines no longer exist).
IT is quite llkely that before sept. 11, 2001 FO skiles was a captain. Cutbacks have ruined the careers of many pilots.(me too) FOR ALL practical purposes, the FO alone probably had more experience than the entire front end crew of many of the other airlines front end crews represented here on pprune.
USAIR pilots (east) got screwed again by the air line pilots association and their merger policy which would probably have put a 7 year pilot ahead of the 23 year veteran FO.
and ALPA NO LONGER is the union at USAIR.
The FA's are equally experienced and have now seen it all.