Originally Posted by
VoiceOfReason
I believe dream jobs like flying mainline should be earned, not given. I salute 9E and the guys and gals working hard to make it happen there. That airline has turned things around and is being rewarded by its mainline partner. The payoff will be much sweeter for us all if we had to work a little harder to justify our place in this world.
Speaking of which, could you imagine a flow in any other industry? Doctors flowing up from podiatry to neurosurgery? Teachers flowing from kindergarten to college? Stay focused, work hard, and advance your career like any other industry.
Probation is your actual job interview, the interview is just to determine whether or not Delta will unnecessarily waste money on someone who won't make it. You don't earn a job until you can prove yourself in that job.
If a pilot flows to Delta, and is fired, Delta loses both a pilot from mainline, and a pilot from their regional. This is not cost effective in any way.