Search
Notices

Delta Hiring News

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 12-12-2013, 06:48 PM
  #2811  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,898
Default

Originally Posted by Delta1067 View Post
Similar results? LOL. You are a sellout at a sham LCC and she is at Delta. I would say her results are not similar to yours.
At the time I was applying to the majors (end of 2011), Delta was not hiring. No pilot would be stupid enough to pin all hopes on just one airline which wasn't even hiring. I therefore applied to the only majors hiring at that moment in time: Spirit and VX. Who knows what the future will bring but I have zero regrets. Sham LCC? Make sure you write to your local Congressman about that one!
ShyGuy is offline  
Old 12-12-2013, 08:17 PM
  #2812  
Are we there yet??!!
 
Joined APC: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,010
Default

Originally Posted by TenYearsGone View Post
And I applaud your decency for acknowledging her success.
Don't confuse success with being given a gift.
Thedude is offline  
Old 12-12-2013, 08:34 PM
  #2813  
Gets Weekends Off
 
GogglesPisano's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Position: On the hotel shuttle
Posts: 5,813
Default

Originally Posted by ShyGuy View Post
At the time I was applying to the majors (end of 2011), Delta was not hiring. No pilot would be stupid enough to pin all hopes on just one airline which wasn't even hiring. I therefore applied to the only majors hiring at that moment in time: Spirit and VX. Who knows what the future will bring but I have zero regrets. Sham LCC? Make sure you write to your local Congressman about that one!
Spirit and Virgin are majors? Who knew?
GogglesPisano is offline  
Old 12-12-2013, 08:49 PM
  #2814  
:-)
 
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Posts: 7,339
Default

She was hired due to her customer service background. She was also a former mainline employee. This is what hiring cares about, how you present yourself to the customer.
Mesabah is offline  
Old 12-12-2013, 09:12 PM
  #2815  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,898
Default

Originally Posted by GogglesPisano View Post
Spirit and Virgin are majors? Who knew?
Yes they are considered majors but not legacy carriers.
ShyGuy is offline  
Old 12-12-2013, 10:14 PM
  #2816  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 335
Default

I say good for her, and I sincerely mean that. We all have dreams and aspirations, and we all follow different paths. Some of us are dealt a better hand. That's just the way it is. It is important to look at ourselves with pride. I started flying in the mid 90s and have had my share of fights and struggles to get my dream job. For 20 years I was hopping for the day I would receive an employement letter at DAL. I finally did two days ago (Late Oct interview for your information;-)). But I would trade all this experience for nothing. It is this path we take which ultimately brings about a certain maturity and humility. Experience shifts paradigms. Mine made me more patient, enlightened, empathetic and aware.
By the way, the youngest captain I flew with, at my current company, is 33 years old....on a Boeing 777. I said to him "Good for you, enjoy, and be thankful", and I meant it.
Eldee5 is offline  
Old 12-12-2013, 10:20 PM
  #2817  
Gets Weekends Off
 
newKnow's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: 765-A
Posts: 6,844
Default

Originally Posted by Eldee5 View Post
I say good for her, and I sincerely mean that. We all have dreams and aspirations, and we all follow different paths. Some of us are dealt a better hand. That's just the way it is. It is important to look at ourselves with pride. I started flying in the mid 90s and have had my share of fights and struggles to get my dream job. For 20 years I was hopping for the day I would receive an employement letter at DAL. I finally did two days ago (Late Oct interview for your information;-)). But I would trade all this experience for nothing. It is this path we take which ultimately brings about a certain maturity and humility. Experience shifts paradigms. Mine made me more patient, enlightened, empathetic and aware.
By the way, the youngest captain I flew with, at my current company, is 33 years old....on a Boeing 777. I said to him "Good for you, enjoy, and be thankful", and I meant it.
In this business, it's better to be lucky than good.
newKnow is offline  
Old 12-13-2013, 03:01 AM
  #2818  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,919
Default

Originally Posted by ShyGuy View Post
Considering I did a similar program with similar accelerated results, you'd be wrong.
Originally Posted by Delta1067 View Post
Similar results? LOL. You are a sellout at a sham LCC and she is at Delta. I would say her results are not similar to yours.
DeadHead is offline  
Old 12-13-2013, 03:05 AM
  #2819  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,919
Default

Originally Posted by newKnow View Post
In this business, it's better to be lucky than good.
The same logic could also be applied to one's sex life.
DeadHead is offline  
Old 12-13-2013, 05:19 AM
  #2820  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Jul 2008
Posts: 4,921
Default

Originally Posted by Mesabah View Post
She was hired due to her customer service background. She was also a former mainline employee. This is what hiring cares about, how you present yourself to the customer.
Lol. So now serving as a flight attendant is more important than flying in the military? She was hired because she meets the competitive minimums for a female which unfortunately is a different set of competitive minimums for a male. The competitive minimums for both sexes are well above the job qualifications. It is what it is. Good for her.
hockeypilot44 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Bucking Bar
Regional
181
07-28-2012 07:47 PM
FastDEW
Major
201
09-03-2011 06:42 AM
Quagmire
Major
253
04-16-2011 06:19 AM
Scoop
Mergers and Acquisitions
38
04-16-2008 07:13 AM
RockBottom
Major
0
09-15-2006 09:50 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Your Privacy Choices