If on application youâre of an age where you are unlikely to ever reach command, the airline may give preference to a younger candidate. The above isnât necessarily true of all airlines however. Life experience and maturity are desirable attributes for many airlines and there will always be those who want a mixed age of junior pilots. Itâs very easy to tell people not to bother when sat on the other side of the fence, but realistically each case is unique and you are the person best suited to make the decision once you have obtained all the facts and thought thoroughly about the implications.