"You would have appeared better informed if you'd written that a 77yo has earned a Dash-8 command at APNG".
Too true SUIYA, you've hit the nail on the head. If Beer Monk thinks commands in any airline are "given away" then i'd suggest he'll be waiting a fair while for his. Gen Y I suspect.
By the way Beer Monk, starting a new identity to publicly crap on an experienced and highly regarded collegue is a cool move. Nice one.