Originally Posted by higney85

The SSP is not a flow. I don't have the exact stats in front of me, but it seems that the interviews are getting a 60-80% pass rate which varies in each interview group. All of the guaranteed slots for 2015 are full and 2016 is being filled with ongoing interviews. Even if DL decided right now to start turning down every single endeavor pilot, there are still 200+ folks who have a CJO to go to DL. I don't see the numbers changing to a lower percentage as the success rate has only been steadily increasing as time has gone on and folks are more prepared. DL seems very against flows these days as they like to choose who they want and not be forced to take folks in a flow agreement.

Currently the SSP is only for all pilots who were here when the SSP agreement was signed in conjunction with the Bankruptcy LOA. Everyone that I have spoken to believes that once the SSP commitment is exhausted to currently eligible pilots, the program will then be extended to those who were hired post BK. Whether that happens or not? No guarantees.

Whether you like the SSP or not, there are things with the SSP that could be better. We have folks being held back (with a loss of seniority) until they are released to go to DL by staffing. If you are hired off the street you would be in class in the next month or two, where the SSP will be longer. That is a negative. A positive is you get a DL interview and a 60-80% pass rate. Many pilots can't even get an interview with better qualifications outside of Endeavor, so it's worth something.

In the end, it's better to have it than not to have it, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion on what it's "worth".