Originally Posted by
CzechAirman
the airlines can finally control, right from the beginning, who they hire and ensure they have a clean background and as a bonus to the airline, the candidate pays for it himself.
Delta has had a program like that since the mid-90s. They called it Comair Aviation Academy / Comair Airlines / ASA Airlines.
In the last 12 years I have known hundreds of instructors, students, and friends that have learned to fly Delta's way and have flown RJs for Delta-owned and Delta-run regionals. Delta has controlled every aspect of this pilot pipeline.
Out of these hundreds of pilots, how many do I know that were hired by Delta? Three.
The UND Ponzi scam has been pulled before. Lots of luck to anyone that pays $200,000 to possibly have a shot at a chance to maybe interview at Delta someday.