There is a lot of Stockholm Syndrom around here ......
don
It was 2500hrs total and 1000hrs jet when I joined. So the requirement has increased if anything.
No, it has been higher at times before, so they lowered the standard at least once. -> Fact
wiz
We are not accepting lesser quality pilots
From what reference point? Remember 2003 and the Bahrain incident? They upped the antes then, didn't they?
Not wanting to go in a slagging match, but face the reality!
Back in 2003/4 they suddenly had to give the needed DECs an entry to direct 4th year captain scale, because they couldn't find enough who would join for the meagre salary. Why? Because the requirements were quite high. Would you think this could happen today, or has that happened since?
No, because since then, they rarely took in DECs, and for FOs they took whatever was available, adapting the hours/experience accordingly.
As i stated, the quality might even be sufficient! But as i stated as well, we can't bitch about no pay increase if we implicitly support a drop in initial qualifications. Because you can always adapt the influx to what you are prepared to pay!!!!!!
So be careful what you wish for or what you defend!