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Old 8th Sep 2011, 01:24
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Airlines with seasoned pilots would be my first choice. The new startups might be fine but no one knows how much experience they have, especially the FO. They could be fresh out of flight school flying your airplane. The more established airlines probably don't have any pilots under 45 with tons of good experience. Air France obviously has low time pilots and the Buffalo, NY commuter crash did and we saw what happened.

If a Sully type qualified pilot had been in those cockpits they would not have crashed. The inexperience did both of these flights in. Pay a few extra bucks for your loved ones tickets and maybe it will send a message to Airlines to hire qualified people.
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