VH DSJ,
I WAS surprised it could be/was being done and don't dispute that at all; sounds good to me ! I make no claim to an intimate knowledge of licensing…FAA or otherwise.
My question was whether all 8 regionals mentioned were using said process or were some still requiring FAA tickets from E3s. As erratic as the airline hiring biz can be, it wouldn't surprise me that some might still be trying to require FAA tickets just cuz they don't want to jump any hurdles they don't have to. They have funny ideas sometimes about what constitutes a hurdle.
I take it none is requiring FAA tickets from the E3s. A buddy was asking about this and I wasn't entirely sure of the answer. Thanks for the info.