Some months ago i was speaking with a captain of a very "mediatic" european airline and he told some days before he was "releasing" a FO with 45 yo, that commenced his ATPL already with 40's.
Me personally know 2 guys who started their careers on their 40'plus as FO's at the big jets, one @ FK100 and the other one @ B763 (ok, none of the airlines here sort of flag carriers or similar...im talking about the sort of Regional, Charter, ACMI and also European).
Basically IMHO as long as you have the right connections, and being in the right place at the right time, with the right people, that can really turns into a nice and very generous help to you. These guys above; one was flying countryside dusters and the other was an humble instructor at a local airclub.
Last edited by JanetFlight; 23rd Oct 2013 at 02:57.