Originally Posted by
Hotel Kilo
There'a a reason they are there for 20 years. It's not for their seniority, glamourous life at the regional or killer schedules. Yes, I know there are an infintesimal amount of outliers (people with side gigs and their work schedule works for that given their seniority etc) but that's not the main reason most stay stuck at a regional for that period of time.
It's not only Delta, all the legaices just went thru an tremendous hiring boom with crazy seniority progression (just look at our 2 year 76 captain(s) ). No, most of the cats, so called "sticking it out" at the regionals, are just flat out not hireable at a legacy. That's why they haven't moved on.
You do realize we did virtually the same thing in LGA…it just didn’t flip. Yes, mainline Delta not a regional, the “Through these door walk the best pilots in the business” airline. Those were the best of the best, because they made it to mainline…according to you.
I’m not badmouthing that or any crew but stop throwing rocks in glass houses. Your elitism highlights the entitlement. I’m embarrassed that some Delta pilots really think we are that special.