I was just currious, does anybody know the upgrade to captain time at Delta. Airlinepilotcentral's Delta page says the most junior captain is NY MD80 with a July 2000 hire date? Is this correct?

That is correct. M88 Captains went very, very junior on the last bid, from furloughed to Captain in 4 years. Most likely those junior Captains will stay near near the bottom of their category list for years as many pilots bid in above them. With no merger and already scheduled aircraft deliveries this positive trend might continue -but throw in a merger and all bets are off.
Scoop

Its always possible to get bumped. Backward movement is highly unlikely under current conditions but could conceivably happen if there's a merger.
Getting "bumped" works the same way as advancements. You put in your preferences during the bid process for where you would like to be moved if you get kicked out of your category. Delta calls it "mandatory displacement".
They will only move you to another domicile if you prefer, or if that's the only place your seniority can hold. As you might guess - In past downturns nearly everyone cycles through the junior NYC categories on the way out to furlough and then on the way back in during recovery.

Latest from the hiring coordinator:



In January 2008, Delta Air Lines hired 61 pilots.

19 - Military
42 - Civilian

Average Age - 36 (low-27; Hi-49)
Average Flight Hours - 5351 (low-1700; Hi-12,000)

Aircraft and Base Assignments:

1-ATL MD-88
2-CVG 73N
1-CVG MD-88
6-LAX 73N
1-LAX 7ER
2-NYC 73N
25-NYC 7ER
19-NYC MD-88
4-SLC MD-90

Previous Airlines included:
Air Force (Active Duty, Reserve and ANG)
Air Tran
American Eagle
ASA
Cargo 360
Chautauqua
Comair
Express Jet
Kalitta
Mesa
Mesaba
Navy (Active and Reserve)
Northwest
Pinnacle
Richard Childress Racing
Republic
Skywest
Spirit
Stephens Investments
Trans States
USMC

We are expecting 33 to start next Monday with classes of equal or greater size continuing in the future.





Kevin

Thank you. I hope to be in that future number!

What are the a/c assignments based out of ATL? Is 757/767 even possible?

I spoke with crew resources yesterday and they said lots and lots of NYC 7ER B for the next few months. Also, M88B in ATL and NYC are short and need newhires. There may be a 767 ATL...one's and two's

slinky

MD88 in ATL is short right now. Very short.

Time to start the inverse assignment and green slip thread!

I'm liking it while it lasts.

Any ideas how long it might take to hold an MD88 line in ATL if they need so many people?

"Previous Airlines included:
Air Force (Active Duty, Reserve and ANG)
Air Tran
American Eagle
ASA
Cargo 360
Chautauqua
Comair
Express Jet
Kalitta
Mesa
Mesaba
Navy (Active and Reserve)
Northwest
Pinnacle
Richard Childress Racing
Republic
Skywest
Spirit
Stephens Investments
Trans States
USMC"

Not that I really think it's going to happen, but I wonder where the guy/guys that left NWA and went to Delta would end up on the seniority list if there is a merger?

Can't worry about that kind of stuff though... you just never know what might happen. Had a good bud that left Fedex for Delta about a month before 9/11. Made perfect sense at the time, but he was kicking himself a few months later.