Age 60 New Hires

[airdog]

Any age 60 New Hires?

Anyone heard of an age 60 or older pilot being hired by regional?

 

[navigatro]

Anyone heard of an age 60 or older pilot being hired by regional?

Southwest hired 24 of them this month!!!

 

[siucavflight]

Southwest hired 24 of them this month!!!

Do you consider them a regional?

 

[navigatro]

Yes.

All U.S. airlines are regional(s), with the sole exception of Skybus, which will arise from the ashes and dominate the universe.

 

[the turtle]

dunno about sixty, but a couple of years ago I had an FO who was in his middle fifties-retired from somewhere w/ a good pension and decided to have a go at it.

 

[siucavflight]

Your mom goes to college.

 

[Pattern-Master]

Why would they go to a regional, they can just go down to there local McDonalds and join there senior citizen workforce program and make more money dishing out BigMacks an coffee. I see this all the time, and they seem to be very happy and take pride in there jobs.

 

[Max Q]

Why would they go to a regional? They can just go down to their local McDonalds and join their senior citizen workforce program and make more money dishing out Big Macs and coffee. I see this all the time. [removed "and"] They seem to be very happy and take pride in their jobs. [revised run-on sentence]

Or a Wal-Mart greeter...

-Brett

 

[timmay]

Or a Wal-Mart greeter...

-Brett

The greeters got the shaft about a year ago. Cutbacks ya know.

 

[v1valarob]

Anyone heard of an age 60 or older pilot being hired by regional?

AWAC recently hired a 60 year old. His previous experience was in a Beech 1900 and couldnt handle the automation of the CRJ. He dropped out during sim.

-Rob

 

[spudskier]

had 3 50-somethings in my indoc class last year.. all 3 were gone before the 6-month mark. One went back to being an ER doc, one went back to consulting (business, he was a former Sr. VP) and the 3rd found a KingAir gig in his hometown

 

[airdog]

Thanks!

Appreciate your replies! I'd go Wally World or Mac's but I couldn't stand the prestige.

 

[Black Hawk]

AWAC recently hired a 60 year old. His previous experience was in a Beech 1900 and couldnt handle the automation of the CRJ. He dropped out during sim.

-Rob

That happened quite a bit at ACA for J41 transitions to the CRJ. Not sure that the pilot's age had much to do with it though. Ultimately, the CRJ is easier to fly once you figure out which button(s) to push.

 

[BLing]

I know Omni is not a regional, but I interviewed there about 2 months ago. There were 4 of us at the interview, 2 of which retired at 60. One from Continental and the other from American. We all got hired into the 757. I turned it down last minute as I wound up getting a better offer elsewhere... But these guys are like herpes, they will never go away! I guess poor financial planning and realizing your wife is a total beotch will make you want to go back to work if given the choice!

 

[snap145]

i am in class at 9E as we speak with a 60 year old, who is a retired Airbus captain from FedEx.....yes he just wants to fly that bad......hmmmm

 

[Ernest T. Bass]

i am in class at 9E as we speak with a 60 year old, who is a retired Airbus captain from FedEx.....yes he just wants to fly that bad......hmmmm

FedEx to Pinnacle?!?!?!?!?! HA! ROFLMAO!!!!

I give him 180 days on the line before he says to a crew scheduler, "Fuk this bullsht, I'm outta here."

Yes, I worked at Pinnacle at one time, so I can say that.

 

[snap145]

FedEx to Pinnacle?!?!?!?!?! HA! ROFLMAO!!!!

I give him 180 days on the line before he says to a crew scheduler, "Fuk this bullsht, I'm outta here."

Yes, I worked at Pinnacle at one time, so I can say that.

my sentiments exactly Ernest....as they say...to each his own....whatever floats your boat....if its brown dont go down.....bla bla bla.....