Flare Armed nailed it. This isn`t a company plan, nor is it an ALPA plan. It`s run by Delta pilots for Delta pilots. You will have one shot at joining. I flunked my physical at age 57 1/2 due to my $hitty eyes and injuries sustained while in the military. When you are 30-40 years old, in good health, you think "I`m good to go for 60 (now 65)" A huge number of the senority list wont make it all the way. This is a wonderful program, it helped me with money until I retired 2 1/2 years later. I strongly recommend that you don`t miss the chance to get in on this program.