Originally Posted by
HelloEveryone
What's considered the minimum/competitive hours... these days?
I was under the impression that Delta only hired military, so if you were civilian you were pretty much out of luck.
If they hire civilian at all in 2026... is 5k, 10k hours competitive? 15+ or maybe more?
I was also under the impression they liked their new-hires to spend a few years at the wholly-owned (Endeavor) before onboarding them, or at least at a "competitor" mainline (United or American) before a conditional offer. Is that still true?
Thanks in advance.
The guys above me here answered your questions pretty well - really good data in those posts to see what the trend is.
Delta hasn’t been “Military only” or even Military majority in a couple decades at least. Most of our new hires are coming from regionals not named Endeavor and the vast majority don’t have military experience. A handful of dudes move over from LCCs, and a few come from other legacies.
Average flight times being published for new hires is artificially inflated due to the number of guys we’ve taken from ULCCs who have 10,000+ hours and are trying to hop off the sinking ship(s). Without those numbers baked in, the average flight times would be under 4K.