Originally Posted by
Lifeisgood
Actually it is going to bite the entire industry. Delta's has less zero PIC new hires than UAL or AA. We will adapt, we always do.
At Delta pilot hiring is done by Pilot Selection which is inside Flight Ops, not HR.
AA doesn't belong there. For every 100 pilot slots, about 50 for military. They all have PIC. Then 35 slots for their flow programs at Envoy, PSA, Piedmont. Most of those guys are 10+ yr regional guys in lost decade with lots of PIC. That leaves 15 slots for true OTS hires, and an overwhelming majority have TPIC. It is rare to have 0 PIC at AA right now.