Hi!
There is proposed legistlation in the (US) Congress, that will require ALL Part 121 (Domestic, Regional and Supplemental airlines that fly large aircraft, ie: Delta, Mesa, FedEx, USA Jet) carriers to employ ONLY pilots that have an ATP-MEL (same as the ICAO ATPL).
So, all new hires would need an ATP, which has, as part of its' requirements, at least 1500 hours TT. Under 1500 hours? No ATP. No -121 airline job.
It seems that pay would go up for new joiners.
cliff
NBO
PS-I applied, in 2000, to a number of US -121 airlines, with my ATP-MEL, and was told by most that I was unqualified. At the same time, they were hiring guys with 500 hours TT. Too bad for me!