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Old 07-05-2017 | 06:38 PM
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svergin
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Originally Posted by Trip7
I think I heard the other day United has suspended hiring. That won't happen at Delta for the foreseeable future vice a Black Swan event.
Not even close. There are Indoc classes running this summer for pilots. Senior Manning (our version of green slips) are off the charts.

We have 2 things happening simultaneously. One is parking of the 747s while taking on 18 new 777s and 4 more 787s and 737s as well as A-319s that arrive every month. All this before Jan 1st. Getting everyone "retrained" from the 747 is backing up our training center and there is a ripple effect.

Combine this with significant construction at our training center to accommodate the new simulators, as well as moving the ones from IAH (the old CAL training center) means we can't start new hire classes right now.

There is no halt on training since we are getting even more WB planes that have much higher staffing than NB planes, plus retirements. Its temporary because of those two events happening at the same time.

Also, we have summer Indoc classes of pilots returning from various leaves and furloughs of the past.

Off the street hires don't start up again until November and it'll be crazy hiring for the foreseeable future.
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