Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
Maybe my 199 bid will be close after all!
I'm not getting too excited yet...Last official word was 127, until we hear it from a legitimate source it is a little fishy to think it went up that much in 2 days....
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2008
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The numbers I heard today were 153 total, 128 active. The rest were on some type of leave (military, medical, etc.). There are still 3 days left, and I'm sure the numbers will go up. Then through July 15 they'll go down as guys reconsider.
I'm hearing 173 and I think that will be pretty close.
Line Holder
Joined APC: May 2011
Position: 737 FO
Posts: 65
Hopefully all of them are based in MSP
Just got back from the most brutal 4 day!! Weather(everyday), ground stops, ground delays, edct, more weather, Go around, reroute, getting to the layo at 330am and 2am. Sorry..just had to vent!! Wife and kids are sleeping and I needed an outlet.
On another note..flew with a 63 year old Capt. Great guy, but he's staying till they peel the 88 off him!!
On another note..flew with a 63 year old Capt. Great guy, but he's staying till they peel the 88 off him!!
Doing Nothing
Joined APC: Aug 2010
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There are a whole variety of ways to blow it with the interview panel. As far as interview prep, it is probably worth it although many have been hired without it. If you had an opportunity to win $4 million in 30 minutes if you passed a test, would you study?
IMHO getting good gouge on the cog test is very helpful. As with any skill, practice makes perfect.
There were several questions that I'd never asked myself, which were asked in the interview. Questions like, what do you struggle with in your flying career? There were also some technical questions in mine which resembled a little mini type oral, which were worked into scenarios. One was "the airport is calling for winds variable and gusting to XX knots, Captain says he wants to continue ... do you continue into windshear?" (the scenario wasn't really "windshear" and knowing the definition verbatim justified my answer) "Flight attendants are taking wine off the airplane, what do you do?" is more diifcult.
Good interview prep will help you get a feel for what Delta is looking for, particularly on issues which are questions of how you handle yourself when confronted with another employee not doing what you think they should.
To Delta's credit, they have mostly hired a very homogenous pilot group, despite their varied backgrounds and experiences. Everyone gets along, is highly proficient and does a very good job, which I credit to the selection process.
As far as I know the interview prep company AirApps went out of business. The FedEx pilot who has the consulting service in Pensacola probably is the best of the remaining providers. He's on this board.
(one strange thing that may, or may not, still be true is that Delta had integrated the back office HR for Comair and ASA and still had access to their records. Panel questions about sick calls, discipline, etc had to be answered very precisely. The theory was that a missed answer was being untruthful and thus disqualifying. HONESTY is critically important and an instant disqualification if questionable.)
IMHO getting good gouge on the cog test is very helpful. As with any skill, practice makes perfect.
There were several questions that I'd never asked myself, which were asked in the interview. Questions like, what do you struggle with in your flying career? There were also some technical questions in mine which resembled a little mini type oral, which were worked into scenarios. One was "the airport is calling for winds variable and gusting to XX knots, Captain says he wants to continue ... do you continue into windshear?" (the scenario wasn't really "windshear" and knowing the definition verbatim justified my answer) "Flight attendants are taking wine off the airplane, what do you do?" is more diifcult.
Good interview prep will help you get a feel for what Delta is looking for, particularly on issues which are questions of how you handle yourself when confronted with another employee not doing what you think they should.
To Delta's credit, they have mostly hired a very homogenous pilot group, despite their varied backgrounds and experiences. Everyone gets along, is highly proficient and does a very good job, which I credit to the selection process.
As far as I know the interview prep company AirApps went out of business. The FedEx pilot who has the consulting service in Pensacola probably is the best of the remaining providers. He's on this board.
(one strange thing that may, or may not, still be true is that Delta had integrated the back office HR for Comair and ASA and still had access to their records. Panel questions about sick calls, discipline, etc had to be answered very precisely. The theory was that a missed answer was being untruthful and thus disqualifying. HONESTY is critically important and an instant disqualification if questionable.)
Last edited by cni187; 06-28-2011 at 04:21 AM.
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2008
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Pilot Quote of the Week,
"Some guys think that were going to see a 60% raise in one year, which just isn't realistic. I think a 15% pay raise over 4 years is what were looking at. Rather vote something in early then drag it out."
Actually heard this about a month ago, and just remembered it. I think it may have taken a month to actually take in and process.
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