Originally Posted by
gloopy
Absolutely. Most DL pilots are non military. However with the flow and pref interview numbers from certain regionals, completely off the street all civilian pilots are facing more competiton for fewer openings than before. Keep in mind that CPZ flows are limited to 130ish a year and Mesaba flows are almost over forever. If the hiring forcast holds up anywhere close to what we're hearing, there will be plenty of off the street civilian opportunities. Be patient, update regularly and triple check your app.
As of lately, most if not all new hire classes are 50% mil, 50% civ. a few of those folks both. Regional 121 with guard/rsv time too.
I guess this will continue until the mil pool dries up. But that will take some time. Delta is intentional when hiring.... This I've noticed. Such as my interview, 50/50, 4 mil, 4 civ..... And talking with others, that seems the norm.