Average age of new hires at AA is 42-45 years old.
Average civilian flight time of DL new hires was 7656 hrs/4126 PIC since Jan 2014.
Older and experienced guys are getting hired. But at some point age becomes a negative. Anyone think a 90 yr old will be better than a 35 yr old? An 80 yrs old? 70? 60?
Volunteering? It doesn't have to be Mother Theresa stuff. Coaching, union work, flight department assignments, community, school, peer mentoring, it's a broad category.