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Old 30th Dec 2014, 18:08
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Airlines in their rush to expand and reduce cost putting inexperienced crews in advanced aircraft with little relevant experience and training.
When I started out it was common to have a total of 25,000 hours plus of experience in the flight deck.

I wonder what the average experience is in the modern flight deck?

Whilst experience doesn't necessarily relate to competence, there must be some correlation.

It is appreciated that a man may have 25 years' experience rather than 1 years' experience 25 times, but the question in modern air travel still remains - airlines in their rush to expand and reduce cost put relatively inexperienced crews, with minimum training and real experience, in advanced aircraft in all weathers Worldwide.
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