Originally Posted by
Mesabah
The surprise wasn't that Delta wanted to be selective, the surprise was how many great people they turned away, only to hire some of our worst. I think it's great that Delta gave a second chance to a lot of pilot's whose career would have been over otherwise, but a lot of great pilots had to find work at other carriers.
Beyond all the smoke and mirrors, that old saying goes, Delta doesn’t hire pilots, they hire Delta pilots. Without a doubt the Delta South culture still exists. It’s just a beauty pageant. They want pilots that fit their “image”. We can rock the interview, be the best pilot on paper but they want people who will fit in at the club. They want “the look”. We all like to joke about it but the double breasted jacket and hat but it’s a real culture.