Originally Posted by
NWA320pilot
Currently DAL has no problem attracting and hiring the people that it feels "fit the mold" to become DAL pilots. When it comes to pilots Delta's primary concern is mainline and the quality of individuals they hire. They also feel that regional feed is easy to come by and will be able to shift flying as needed.
I have a hard time believing anyone in the know at Delta thinks that is true, if their is plan is to shift all flying to Skywest and another regional at greatly increased costs then maybe they can buy some time. Other than that they are probably a couple months from full on panic mode.