Originally Posted by
bananaman2
... and your point is? There are lots of factors that may have influenced this...
1) How many years in the company?
2) What's his overall widebody hours?... it's unlikely 2years on Type would meet the minimum requirements (even if a 380 Command was an option)
3) What's his overall Jet time?
4) Did he have any previous PIC before QR?
These are just 4 questions, there are probably more. The command requirements for 320 and Widebody are different. That said QR generally put you where the company needs you at the time and I am not aware of anyone getting a direct Command upgrade onto the 380 (and 350) yet... although certainly on the 350 with all the orders, it could start happening.
He is in QR since 5 years, he was a FO on the 320 before then since 2 years a FO on 380 and now a captain on the 320. I know there is no DEC on the 380, but I thought he could have had a chance on the 380.
But well it depends on the company, when I was working in United, I had a friend who was a captain on the 747 since 12 years and they put him as a captain on 320.