> TL;DR from the article is a newbie pushed the column forward that newbie has at least 1500 hours of flying in order to qualify as a first officer. not exactl

> TL;DR from the article is a newbie pushed the column forward that newbie has at least 1500 hours of flying in order to qualify as a first officer. not exactly new to flying. in europe(and used to be in the US before one accident that was not really related to their experience flying) it's something like 300 for FO but the captain is much more experienced.