Originally Posted by
makersmarc
I'd say you are about right. I would be applying (if I ever get off ML) and I am 56 with 13 years at OH. The big question is how deep will the hiring be? So far at DL it's only 240 jobs, and they still have people on bypass.
It won't surprise me if they hire more than the 240 they're advertising. Europe markets are slowly emerging (with the exception of Greece at the moment, and maybe a couple of other countries in the brink), and the CAL/UAL merger puts a damper on DL/NW hold on Asia and pretty much anything west of California. So my thinking is DL/NW my grow a bit more than portrayed (specially to compete in Asia). 240 will barely cover attrition.
Also I think other companies will "hire" for different reasons. One article I found interesting in the May issue of ATW had a paragraph stipulating how AA has a much larger amount of crew members over 60 than under 40. Talk about attrition when those folks have to retire. Airtran has begun to interview, and I think JetBlue is coming to that point also. Movement is coming.......again, just my opinions.
Anyhow Makers, are you from the west coast (CO, CA maybe), and if so, were you in a crashpad owned by RM from JetBlue?.