New Hire Class Drops
05-10-2023 | 07:31 PM
#4271
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Im trying to understand something. Why is there aggressive hiring going on? I was under the impression that DL had hired what they needed and hiring could slow down a bit (and only hire for retirements?). What am I missing?
05-10-2023 | 07:41 PM
#4272
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1-new contract requires more pilots to do the same amount of work than previously required.
2-we have fully committed a corporate strategy of grabbing every dollar willing to be thrown our way, with a fairly alarming schedule failure rate baked in to the equation that delivers maximum revenue. Eventually we’ll be able to make good on our advertised schedules based on the hiring (I hope). But until then marketing/network/whoever has willfully out kicked the coverage.
05-10-2023 | 07:47 PM
#4273
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From: LAX ER
Dude the airline is running at red line right now lol
05-11-2023 | 01:47 AM
#4275
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From: Currently freeloading
I love me some unsourced rumors on the internet. If they actually do that, at their current rate of hiring those of us hired in 2019/2020 would go from (almost) furloughed to <50% on the list in less than 5 years.
05-11-2023 | 03:14 AM
#4276
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From: Blue Juice Taste Tester
Not only that, cautiously optimistic that if the economy does take a dump as hard as some say we could just freeze hiring and let the natural retirement attrition take care of any extra manning we may have as opposed to furloughing anyone.
05-11-2023 | 04:44 AM
#4278
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Those guys are moving up the list at roughly 1% a month, absolutely mind boggling movement for a legacy.
05-11-2023 | 05:03 AM
#4279
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From: Blue Juice Taste Tester
05-11-2023 | 05:20 AM
#4280
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Two things you are missing…
1-new contract requires more pilots to do the same amount of work than previously required.
2-we have fully committed a corporate strategy of grabbing every dollar willing to be thrown our way, with a fairly alarming schedule failure rate baked in to the equation that delivers maximum revenue. Eventually we’ll be able to make good on our advertised schedules based on the hiring (I hope). But until then marketing/network/whoever has willfully out kicked the coverage.
1-new contract requires more pilots to do the same amount of work than previously required.
2-we have fully committed a corporate strategy of grabbing every dollar willing to be thrown our way, with a fairly alarming schedule failure rate baked in to the equation that delivers maximum revenue. Eventually we’ll be able to make good on our advertised schedules based on the hiring (I hope). But until then marketing/network/whoever has willfully out kicked the coverage.
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