I'm in the 23 June (read last) class brought in at Comair before classes were cancelled. I'm older, much older, than the average hire and have a ton of corporate experience as a senior executive. Flying is a short second career for me.

Comair is a quality organization and well worth the wait if you can afford it. While anything could happen, I don't see any indication that Comair believes anything other than they need to ramp up hiring, but have to wait awhile to do so. How long? I don't know. The latest announcements have delayed projected furloughs to October with recalls projected to start in November.

I'd recommend waiting at least 6 months to get hired by Comair. This period of time will get the Delta/Northwest merger closed, and the economy, oil prices and capital markets through the presidential election into the new President's honeymoon when everyone is happy.

Things will be much clearer econonically then. Moreover, the Delta strategy vis-a-vis regionals will be clearer and if you have waited you will be a good place to make a better informed decision about what to do. There's going to be a shake-out in the regionals. Delta/Northwest's regionals will be good places to be and worth a small wait.

From the perspective of a 30-40 year career, a few months
here and there to get the right positions is not delay, but just good career planning and management. Good luck to everyone.