Originally Posted by
MrBojangles
even the lowly regional I worked for paid for my hotel for 2 months through my entire training. it's laughable that one of the biggest and best airlines in the world can't do that.
It's not likely to change. Two reasons:
1) Management bean counters do not like to pay pilots one penny more than necessary. New pilots are just happy to have been hired and they pay for the crash pad with very little complaining so the company figures why should we pay it?
2) Even among the pilots in management, its the old, "We all had to pay when we got hired, so why should this generation of new guys be any different?"
Its kinda weird. The same Delta captains who think its OK to have new hires spring for a crash pad in training would never let a probie pay for a beer on a layover.
An old Atlanta thing I guess.
(also remember in your interview: If the guy asks you how to spell dogs, it's "Dawgs".)