KAG,
The 2 pilots on commands have been hired at 200 hours, cadet scheme or the like.
It is not a scheme, it is about supply and demand, and cost.
After their CPL they had nothing else but Airbus experience (so no manual, no stall experience, even in the sim). This is a result of poor training, have you flown with a french guy latley?
The FAA is 100% right. Wrong, This was pushed through by the pilot union, decrease supply and increase pay.
Coming right at 200 hours in an airliner will make you miss all the basic training you'd get as an instructor, then charter/GA... pilot. So your point is to take the least expereinced pilot and make him an Instructor so he can learn? is that not an OXMORON
The Calgan 3407 crash was a wake up call for the FAA.
The Colgan crash was a result of screewed up work rules and duty time requirements in USA, However the airline lobbied from not adressing that issue due to cost and settled on increase the F/O requirements. If you look at the total picture and the outcome of the decision; In the long run you will eliminate competition and upstart airlines, the supply of pilot will be so low that the 1500 guy will be hired at all major airlines, there will be very few of them. Pilot pay will increase, that is a good thing.
FAA faild to adress the dutytime and work rules,
2nd Colgan is very well politically connected in the USA, and not an AQP airline.