Originally Posted by
Dirty Sanchez
A significant union roadshow sales pitch item included in the Pinnacle concessionary bankruptcy TA is the Bridge Agreement. The associated “Streamlined Selection Process” (SSP) establishes the process for Pinnacle pilots to flow to Delta, for the most part (2/3) in seniority order.
Not included in the TA or Bridge Agreement documents presented to the Pinnacle pilots is a letter from Steve Dixon (Sr. VP Flight Operations) to Tom Wychor (Pinnacle MEC Chairman). The purpose of the letter is to confirm an agreement between the two whereby Pinnacle pilots are able to flow to Delta without meeting the published minimums, specifically waiving the college degree requirement. Wychor has complied with Dixon’s request to “not publicize or make public” the details of this "Vault Letter", as a majority of Pinnacle pilots have not seen it (or do not even know about it).
My question for the double breasted among you is this- Why would Delta lower the bar and hire Pinnacle (/Compass?) pilots who do not meet the published minimums when there are thousands of qualified applicants available?
(Training failures should not be a concern, as these SSP pilots have the opportunity to return to their previous position at Pinnacle should they wash out of Delta training.)
Thanks for bringing this up. I think it's ridiculous that these guys shouldn't have to meet the requirements of everyone else. I hope that this isn't true. I've pretty much lost all faith in ALPA if it is.