Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
We're close to agreeing. The main difference I see is that I think all Delta pilots should meet the qualifications (realistic qualifications, not just the minimum) and go through the vetting/interview process before being hired. Then they have to perform to Delta standards in training before they get to fly Delta passengers.
As far as mainline gauge aircraft... I totally agree that the vast majority of these DCI aircraft should be mainline aircraft flown by mainline pilots. I am one of the few that was saying this way back in the late 1990's when all these RJ's first started showing up. It has been a huge mistake to allow all this outsourcing... not only for the number of mainline pilot jobs, but also for the quality of our domestic product.
You grossly misread what I am saying if you think I am pro-outsourcing.
You can "think" everyone should do everything you said before flying DAL pax, but we live in the real world...they, the DCI pilots, have to meet their hiring / training standards.
We have absolutely got to figure how to align our interests with DCI pilots before we can recapture the flying otherwise we all lose. This is one reason I think the de-representation of Compass was such a anti-unity move by Lord Moak (I just threw that in to **** off PG).
The apologists continually say "whats your plan" I want to know what their plan is if it doesn't include unity (aka alignment of interests).