Originally Posted by
pilot141
What they should be:
1000 hours jet PIC
No DUIs
Can fog a mirror
What they will be:
Thunderbirds SQ CC
PhD in Astronautical Engineering
Willing to go to HKG on crappy first year pay because you have a military pension to tide you over.
All those guys are at Delta right now. We're behind the hiring power curve and, I think, missing out on highly qualified pilots from a range of backgrounds. I think when we do pick up the pace, your first set of criteria will be more accurate.