Hi!

Actually, it is turning into a 270 day trip, probably. Good news is probably will be moved from NBO to DBX soon.

I did not interview at NWA. Tried, but my monthly average flying hours since I got my student license are very low, for a variety of reasons, and that was a big factor in the NWA hiring matrix. I was going to get a couple of friends to help me when NWA was changing their process to allow recommendations, but then they stopped hiring (same for SWA and FedEx).

Through blind luck (met a senior DAL captain on a ski trip), I got a DAL interview in 1991. I had about 1700 hours TT. The next lowest guy in my group had about 7000. One guy had 17000 PIC jet in a 727 from Pan Am. I was kind of the low time guy, and didn't get hired. From what I here, no chance at DAL intervew again...too bad for me!

Just updated at Emirates (hiring in Oct, what I heard), and will apply at Qatar soon.

I think my freind will stay at Compass, vs. going back to Spirit. I think he will be capt before Spirit recalls.

It is too uncertain to tell when the next DAL furloughs will take place, but it will probably be 7-9 years from now. I think guys will start to flow up to DAL in about 6 months, unless the pilot group is merged into DAL first.

cliff
NBO
PS-I think my chances of a Compass interview are about 1%.