Originally Posted by
Spanky189
Why would DAL continue hiring as planned when they announced on 18 Mar (ATLANTA-AP) that they are cutting capacity by an extra 5% and offering voluntary severance packages to 30,000 of its 55,044 full time employees?
Sorry, not trying to rain on anyones parade but maybe some DAL guys on here could help with the inside story.
As of right now the loss of domestic is offset by the increase in international leaving a net need for new-hires. I think they hire 30 pilots per 777lr.