Youngest 747 captain ?
 

....in Europe?

John Rigatone, sorry, Traviata of QANTAS?

Don't know...

You should get some interesting replies if you ask about the A310 though...

NoD

Virgin has certainly had a couple of 747 captains in their late 20s, although I think all are over 30 now.

When SIA took delivery of their first two 747-200's they had a local Capt. who was 28.

I believe Virgin had one who was 27 when he got his command.

I know, not Europe but I know for a fact that UPS had a 26 year old 747 captain. Read an article about it. He had started in a quick expanding company and ended up as a young captain on the DC-8. When UPS bought them out, he brought over lots of seniority somehow and made a "sideways" move to the Seven Four. Probably still on it. Must have a good schedule at a young age.

I think thx1138, is on the right track. I have a friend who is a 747 CA at UPS who told me that the number one guy on the seniority list got a waiver from the FAA to fly the 747 because he had not yet turned 23. He exceeded all other requirements for the ATPL though. He has been there since day one.

When I flew in Germany - Werner Brautigam was a 47 Capt - he was about 28 - in 1970/71 - tragically, he was killed whilst positioning back from Cologne to Frankfurt in a taxi - the driver fell asleep!!! What price FTL's? ( This was Deutsche Lufthansa )

youngest 747 captain
 

hi to everyone...

just wondering how old or how young the youngest 747 captain is in the world today. i heard that in KLM they have a 28 year old -400 skipper.

any comments?

thanks

28years old -200 Capt (as far as I know)

Years ago, there was a 25 year old Captain flying freighter 747s for an US airline. He was a DC8 Captain at 23...

I remember reading that one of Tony Ryan's sons qualified as a 747 captain, flying wet leased acft for Air Lanka, when it operated the type a few years back.

.........A 23 years old 737-200/300 capt on the Airline I was flying for.
He Started at 18 as a F/o.....back in 1988
I have to say pilots flying with him said he was a damn good pilot.
Crm wise and handling wise.:ok:
I've flown with him when he was 29.Very good guy!

:p

We have a guy that was 26 when promoted 2 years ago on the 737-800... Had some 25 yr olds as well, but since requirements changed, that isn't going to happen anymore!

Anyway, I guess that is not that special compared to these other stories...

Wasn´t the skipper on the CAL -200 Liege overrun last summer 27?

My Uncle made 747 Captain at 24 back some years ago and now flies for Northwest. :p

It probably follows from this thread that there are pilots who, having made 747 captain quite young, have been flying the type for many years.

Any idea who holds the hours record for 747 flying (including as FO)? Is there any record of this.

I know VS has a few youngish 747 captains, but since it's a relatively young airline, some of these are still quite young, but there must be some pilots who gained their 4th stripe on 747s back in the '80s and are still flying the type?

(Incidentally, to do the old 747 records to death, any idea what aircraft currently holds the high time record? I know TWA had more than a few -100s with over the 100k, but since most Classics have now retired, I was just curious as to who might have the record. Some of KLM's -200/SUDs must have had close to the 100k mark.)

cycles hours
SOUTHERN AIR 747- 200B 20639 116643

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS 747SR 37447 44759


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Wasn´t the skipper on the CAL -200 Liege overrun last summer 27?