Lovefly,
Have you listened to yourself? You really are talking complete rubbish, and its also fairly irrelevant to the topic originally being discussed.
Airlines whether within a JAA or FAA state, require a level of proficiency and aptitude from the pilots they are employing. This normally comes hand in hand with the airlines requirement for experience on relevant type. Now we all now that low houred guys and girls in europe have been accepted by some low cost airlines, trained by the airline from day one with no bad habits and flown for usually around six months with a training capt before being allowed anywhere near a normal line capt on a passenger carrying flight.
They may be low houred but are well screened, and well trained before a contract of employment is put anywhere near their sweaty palms. To suggest that all you need is to sign a cheque just shows your ignorance, and the fact that you have not bothered to read everybody elses replies.
Next time, keep to the subject matter, or your better still your uneducated opinions to yourself.
(handbags at dawn ladies!)