Thanks for the info guys. The Skywest F/As I've talked to seem to think it had to do with serving booze, but after reading all this I'm leaning towards maturity issues. I guess she can apply anyway and the least they can do is reject her.
Don't you have to be 21 to serve liquor? Or is it different on a airplane? My next door neighbor owns a couple bars and he said you have to be 21 to serve liquor and 18 to serve beer.
Same reason a chief pilot will tell a 21 yr old kid that at 700 hrs he is too low time and turn around and hire the 40 yr old career changer with less than half the time. Procedures you can teach. Maturity and judgement? Well that comes with time.The schools of hard knocks teaches these facts.
Btw, I am not for setting an age, but at 18 you definitely have something to prove.
Though I was "only" 20, I feel (and the airline obviously felt) I was mature enough for the job. Maturity is relative, and depends a LOT on the individual. I've met some very mature teenagers, and I've met some hideously immature "adults"....
Don't you have to be 21 to serve liquor? Or is it different on a airplane? My next door neighbor owns a couple bars and he said you have to be 21 to serve liquor and 18 to serve beer.
All those alcohol rules are state by state. In fact (AFAIK) there is no federal drinking age, its just that if state has an age less than 21 they lose all highway funds, so every state that wants money for their roads has a drinking age of 21.
They asked for a MINIMUM(capitalized) 2 years CS or airline experience when I applied to be a gate agent. I had graduated highschool a week before I applied and had nothing but a 3 month CS internship at NZ under my belt. I got the job anyway when people who had 5+ years of CS experience didn't. In fact, to even do that internship you were supposed to be 18, but I slid through the cracks anyway. You never know.Not trying to be rude here, but why would she waste her time and theirs applying for a position where she doesn't meet a basic requirement?
I'll take your word for it then.I have found that airlines are VERY strict when it comes to their F/A age requirements. I have never heard of anyone getting hired if they do not meet the minimum age requirements.
Just wondering, besides any legal complications (In CA, one can serve alcohol at 18, but cannot make any mixed drinks [bartending] until 21) how can a company openly get away with age discrimination?
I know the government can openly discriminate, but how can a private company get away with?
It could depend on the state in which the airline "hires", state liquor laws, etc. Hiring under the age of 18 would not be practical in any aspect, dealing with kids still in high school, overnights and child labor laws.
Just my guess.
It could depend on the state in which the airline "hires", state liquor laws, etc. Hiring under the age of 18 would not be practical in any aspect, dealing with kids still in high school, overnights and child labor laws.
Just my guess.