Delta Pilot Career Path Program
07-17-2018, 02:42 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by 3 green
Why do you think this will cost Delta more money...Am i misreading the memo?
07-17-2018, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Two Kings
There are almost 2,000 pilots currently at Endeavor and Delta will only hire at maximum 180 per year the rest will likely sit in a queue like the SSP candidates.
07-17-2018, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano
How do BA/AF/KLM/LH do it?
07-17-2018, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by gloopy
If we reduced defense spending to 1% of GDP and made them raise to 4%, we could have all the free pilots we wanted with the savings.
I'll bet you'll see European-style ab initio here within 5 years. With some sort of 5-yr bond attached.
07-17-2018, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by gloopy
I can't see how this will accomplish anything to address the pilot supply issues unless DL ponies up. If DL (or whatever airline that pursues anything close to ab initio) doesn't pay, then this will have a negligibile effect. I don't see that many additional people being able to, much less willing to, go into med school levels of debt for this.
This isn’t mean to solve their hiring problem by itself. It is just one piece of the puzzle.
07-17-2018, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Baradium
According to Mesabah, most of the captains are "stuck" which gets us down to let's say 1400. Assume a 75% acceptance rate and that's 1,050. That'd be under 6 years for all pilots on property. At 1000 pilots and 75% it'd be just over 4 years. It sounds like the 6 year movement still puts those pilots ahead of any of the pilots under this new program.
07-17-2018, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Hawaii50
I hate to rain on the parade but I've had concerns recommending the career to my kids mainly because technology is moving so fast I'm not sure how long aircraft will have 2 or more pilots. Anyone else have these concerns or am I out to lunch?
No doubt the career will evolve, but why can't your kids evolve with it? First person to fly a single pilot commercial airline pilot will likely be formerly part of a 2-pilot crew...
They just gotta keep their eyes open to the world around them and adjust as necessary.
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