DCI Minimums
 

Saw on the regional thread that some of the airlines, specifically Pinnacle, are worried about meeting the new flight hour minimums, so there is a big push to hire 250 hour wonders before the rule changes. This does not seem too wise to me - but what the heck do I know?

I am sure ALPA totally supports this, because we don't want a Pilot shortage at the regional to cause them to raise Pilot pay. :eek:

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a newhire doing a pre-flight?

That is correct. They are taking Western Michigan grads at 250-300 hours that didn't even interview. They are promised a job if they graduate. 2 just started class this week..

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Delta has a Western Michigan Program too. They have had a lot of success with it. I knew a bunch a their grads at ASA who are now here at DAL.

Are we back to trying to get as many low time pilots to DAL as possible already?

I don't think Japan revenue is 20% of Delta's revenue:

Delta Suspends Haneda Service And Focuses On Key Narita Hub | AVIATION WEEK

"...Based on Delta’s unit revenue for the Pacific region, operating revenue for the region and the percentage of its Pacific capacity devoted to Japan routes (nearly 75%), Aviation Daily has calculated a rough estimate of the amount of revenue the Japan service generates for the airline each year: about $2.4 billion. That compares with total operating revenue of nearly $31.8 billion for the carrier in 2010..."

With that being said, 75% of the Pacific traffic is Japan traffic.

My question is: how much cargo will the Japanese need in the near future? Could you run flights nearly empty of passnegers, and still make money?

Dunno, I was hired with about 8,000 hrs and I do not consider that low! :D