Originally Posted by
ManFlex
As a non-Delta pilot, another factor I would consider is marketability should the unimaginable happen and you are furloughed. A DC-9 type rating of any stripe will not help employment prospects, whereas a B737 and especially an A320 type allows you to 'write your ticket' on a worldwide basis. I know, 'hiring 50/month indefinitely', however I'm sure the guys in 2000 and 2001 thought the same thing...
There is a flow down in place to compass for all delta pilots. I would imagine most guys would go be compass captains before they did the overseas gig. I know that is only a few hundred numbers, but I think it would have to be really bad (9-11 style) to go from hiring 50/month to flowing guys down and then some.