Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
FAA Requirements
•FAA commercial fixed-wing pilot license with an instrument rating.
•Current FAA First Class Medical Certificate.
•Meets ALL minimum FAA ATP requirements including successful completion of the ATP written exam.
Delta doesn't require an ATP license as long as you have the Comm/Inst and ATP mins with the written complete.
The DL requirement (which will likely change) is there to allow the occasional military transition pilot getting out to get a pencil whipped Commercial ticket and get hired. The hours used to be 1200 (UAL was 300!) I think its an out dated exemption as its not even comically competitive unless you're a Thunderbird Shuttle pilot or a very, very, very well connected and special internal candidate.
ATP written is a min that just doesn't apply to pilots in the real world anymore.