I would assume that they are required by law to check PRIA records. Whether they could exclude someone from being hired as a result of that or the lack of a four year degree would be interesting. I'm not saying that they wouldn't try to exclude someone from being hired for such reasons, I'm just saying that it becomes a really slippery slope in terms of potential litigation.

The language of the JPWA and the contractual language of the flow through state that DAL WILL hire Compass Pilots, not that they'll give them preferential consideration. If you exclude someone for not having a four year degree or you exclude someone that has a couple of check ride busts over the span of a 10 or 15 year career, you better not have a single guy on property that meets a similar description. And I know for a fact that there are several at NWA/DAL meeting that description. My guess is that it would become an interesting situation.

Probably a moot point. I know of maybe 3 guys at Compass without a degree, and they could each probably finish it up before DAL ever starts to accept flow throughs. Just an interesting discussion.

Flood Gate is open again! Compass accepting pilot apps.

That's peculiar considering they have apparently cancelled all pilot interviews from here on out...

Was in recurrent yesterday, and the company has decided to press forward with hiring more instructors (or, at least bringing to Pan Am the same ones that were at CAE in YUL) to prep for a large training push in the fall (???). However, for the time being, the hiring will stop at 42 instead of the originally-planned-upon 60+.

The exact quote "Compass management thinks it is going to need the capacity to train 20 a month later this year". Carry on.

Stopped in the hall to talk to the training director yesterday afternoon. He said the same thing. They want enough contract instructors to be able to flex up quickly. Same numbers as mentioned above.

I hope that's true or I'm going to be displaced to some dual base city.

I hear that. I wouldn't mind The ORD/MDW thing but I would really not like to go to LGA. We got a email the other day asking us if we opened one what we would prefer. I don't think it means they care about our opinion but they are at least looking where people would go if given the option. Probably to see if moving expenses would balance out or for that matter tip the scale in one direction or another. I really don't know to many people on the seniority list yet so I have no idea how many east coast guys are around or ord guys we have.

There are about 30 MKE guys(exSkyway), and only a handful of CHI guys that I know of

I know there is a couple midex guys here too. they would love a chi base over flying to msp.

Well I don't think we will tar and feather you yet :) Your posts are always as factual as any and there is no way we could know all 370 of us. I do however know of one CFI that was hired too, not sure if it is the same guy.
This guy however was my primary CFI and came to us with over 4000 hours including some Turbine PIC he recieved while training current Military pilots for special missions so I would think although he wasn't a former Airline employee our critics out there could acknowledge he was in fact qualified to be an E-175 FO.
Continue the great posts ;)