Travel Boeing 737 Max crash: Did foreign pilots have enough training to fly commercial jets? July 6, 2019July 7, 2019Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Boeing 737 Max crash: Did foreign pilots have enough training to fly commercial jets? In the U.S., copilots must have a minimum of 1,500 flight hours. Internationally, it's only 240 hours -- and regulators might decrease or scrap that.