For a change - I agree with Krusty. Make it simple - to participate in Airline Operations as flight crew, the requirement should be an unrestricted Airline Transport Pilots License, ie 1500 Hours total flying time. Certainly not a be-all and end-all, but a simple rule, that could be legislated relatively easily, and would provide a barrier to the airline executive greed in sourcing inexperienced crew, just because they're cheap.