Originally Posted by
captjns
Negative on both. He started by slinging bags for a carrier then became a wrench turner, then got his tickets, then became a flight engineer, F/O with a 727 charter operation... upgraded to captain at same and became a check airman.
It appears that DAL is coming to their senses by seeking those airmen with experience in the cockpit rather than a 1,500 hour pilot with a four year degree.
It's a guarantee that if two guys with similar experience competing for a single slot and one has a four year degree and the other doesn't... you know who is going to get the job.
I'm sorry, I just don't buy it. Also, the average time in recent new hire classes is over 6,000 TT with 2,500 Turbine PIC. That includes the low time fighter guys with 2000 TT. Some civilians and 20yr mil guys have a lot more. The idea that Delta is hiring people with ATP mins just because they meet the minimum education requirement listed for the job is preposterous. Sounds like there's a back story there, chip on shoulder perhaps? A few years ago they put out a survey of our pilot group. If memory serves, the numbers without a four year degree was in the single digits.