Originally Posted by
rmcdonal
What? That pilots who have built some time get a go at an airline and 150hr 'never left home' pilots are not taken?
Seriously just go. Don't ever wait on a job, non are guaranteed and none are yours before you actually have them.
Trainees take longer to train and take MUCH longer to get to command due minimal experience and low hours. With the loss over the past 2 years they can't afford to take on a 150hr hero when the Captain may also still have a clean cap.
I detect some hatred there. Most of the candidates on my group day were working pilots in the 500 to 1200 hour range or more but ineligible for DE due to the twin or turbine requirement