There is no doubt some score from going to these. One of the big ways majors score from these events is for PR and government relations. I'd be more than willing to bet the majors like Delta, UAL, AA, etc. don't lose any money from going to these events.

I'll say what flycameron is trying to say is it hasn't helped guys like him and I. All the people that have looked at our stuff state we meet and exceed DAL's current hiring, but I guess not by selections standards. I have no skeletons in the closet other than a speeding ticket, but the WIA and OBAP conventions have done nothing to help us. Even DAL hands out a disclaimer at them (and I still have it) that says the conventions don't help your app, but what's onairlineapps is where it is all at. UAL doesn't do that and I've heard you get points for visiting, but not DAL.