Originally Posted by Trip7

Pilots are hilarious. C2012 pilots were screaming to bring all RJ flying in house when the deal expanded large RJs but significantly reduced 50 seaters replacing athat flying with the 717. Couple years later when Management proposed removing all 50 seaters in exchange for a few more large RJs before C2016 there was an uproar. Fast forward to today the regional are collapsing due to staffing so the 717, 320, and 737 are forced to take more RJ style flying and mainline pilots are now acting like that flying us beyond them. This is just whining for the sake of whining.

The reason Delta has not only hired more pilots than any other carrier in the last 10 years is because Management made the smart decision to expand mainline flying where it makes the most money, it's domestic network. Delta is the only maninline carrier with a robust Small Narrowbody fleet of 717s and A220s "RJs" which has created a robust, reliable, and flexible domestic network. This also creates a customer experience that is unparalleled compared to our competitors RJs leading to Delta's ability to command a revenue premium. Furthermore, this revenue premium has led to robust profit sharing for Delta employees

For all the complaining some Delta pilots do about WB flying, it's ironic that no other airline with more Widebodies has hired more. Moreover, no other carrier has had even close to as much profit sharing.

Most hiring, Most Profit sharing. And New Hires are going to the 765. With that said if a pilot were going to choose a carrier based solely on retirement based seniority progression AA would be the clear choice

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