If you want DTW 320, and your last 4 SSN starts with something higher than a 2, I'd say you have a very good chance at it. They won't will even 10% of the 70 posted vacancies. Someone more recently can give a better answer about when you bid for equipment/base, but I think it's via an e-mail about 10 days prior to starting?? Can someone confirm?


Unconfirmed that today's NH class was told 1200 this year, with possibly more if... I strongly suspect they are being very conservative with that number, and that they are actually expecting more like 1500, or even 1800.

Best of luck.

 

roughly 3 months it seems……

 

I was a mid November interview and have a March class date.

 

Thanks again, your posts have been extremely helpful and informative!

 

Yeah. I know that on their recruiting facebook page, they mentioned a big year of hiring. Like someone mentioned elsewhere a friend of mine signed up for a meet and greet with Delta under 1000 turbine time, which was a barrier last year (it wouldn't let you). Could be that they just forgot to include this, could also be a sign of needing more pilots than they're letting on to. I'm optimistic and looking forward to it.

 

Good question, good info.

It's still a bit tricky to pin down the wait since we just restarted classes in JAN. There are likely folks with CJO from spring/summer '25 that didn't start until Jan (6-9 month wait.) Now that classes are rolling again, the question I think being asked is how long those with CJO's in January wait for class, and the answer to that should soon be apparent.

My best guess would also be about 3 months.

 

Agreed, interviewed in January was told April. May slide to May. Regardless, the head of pilot hiring was very excited for this year to come.

 

Good luck! Hope to see you on the line soon!

 

When they send the bids out for new hires and give the options of what's is available, do they limit the amount per each plane and base? For example, the company offers DTW320, if the AE only fills said 10% that you mentioned, could one class purely pick the remainder 63 slots of DTW320's? Or do they meter it per each class and force something like 10 per each base/aircraft, (10 DTW320, 10 ATL 320... and so on?)

 

When you receive your list of eligible aircraft/base, it's just that, a list. We only find out how many of each when it gets posted by a member of that indoc class (after award) or when ALPA posts it after the ALPA day.

To answer your other question, it is unlikely that an entire class would be one BES (base/equipment/seat), so as to not flood the Training Dept. It's been rumored that pilot hiring/new hire has some flexibility within the pool of unbid seats to help get folks a higher preference.

As Fangs has said countless time, as hiring ramps up, it is much easier to switch bases, even while still in the sim, than it is to switch equipment. My recommendation is favor equipment over base if forced to choose, but also caution to pick something that is a commutable situation if the switch doesn't happen right away.

Good luck!