New Hire Class Drops
05-10-2023, 07:31 PM
#4271
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Originally Posted by PhilMcCrackin
Flight ops as announced 200 new hires per month for the FORESEEABLE future, a step up from previous predictions of 200 for the rest of the year then decreasing to 100 a month next year.
05-10-2023, 07:41 PM
#4272
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer
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?
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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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer
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?
05-11-2023, 01:47 AM
#4275
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Originally Posted by PhilMcCrackin
I’ve heard 18,500 pilots on property is managements goal
05-11-2023, 03:14 AM
#4276
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Originally Posted by PilotWombat
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, 04:44 AM
#4278
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Originally Posted by PilotWombat
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, 05:03 AM
#4279
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Originally Posted by PilotBases
Those guys are moving up the list at roughly 1% a month, absolutely mind boggling movement for a legacy.
Edit: 18%
05-11-2023, 05:20 AM
#4280
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Originally Posted by Snapdragon
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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