Originally Posted by
Delta1067
Here are the official flow #'s from the Mesaba side. Going into the 2014 hiring wave there were 68 total XJ pilots with flow thru rights. Of those 68, 10 opted out and aren't flowing, mostly old dudes. Another 7 flow bidders don't have degrees and will get left behind, so much for the "vault letter". Of the pool of 68, 9 flowed on 1/13/2014 and 9 more will flow on Feb 3rd. So after the Feb 3rd class only 33 more XJ pilots will flow up. June will be the last month with XJ flow ups assuming there are monthly classes.
The "vault letter" is real and confirmed by DAL bigwig. It only covered SSP's not flows. Off the streets and flows still require a degree. SSP's do not, and have been hired sans degree. I asked and he said, "We can do whatever we want...we're Delta Airlines".