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Well - I know where we can find some DC-9s, I think we can round up some qualified pilots for it. And I think I saw a B747-400 that Carl can fly. What more do we need?

The 747 will be our international feed!

TenYearsGone

09-19-2011 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 1056682)

CVG,

Yes, there are still plenty of qualified people in the "pipeline" for a job at any major - but this will rapidly change. Age 65 pretty much put everything on hold for 5 years.

As far as qualified applicants - look around, pretty much 50-250 people show up for every job opening advertised at job fairs. This is a pretty low standard to use as a yardstick.

OBTW - I personally know 5 people, 3 are close friends, who permanently left DAL, all hired between Feb 2000 and January 2001, was that normal when you were hired?

In case anyone is curious, 3 are flying corporate, 1 FDX, and 1 Jet BLue. In the spirit of fair disclosure 1 also have another friend who left FDX to come back to DAL.

Scoop

I know one as well. Also a SWA guy too.

TEN

forgot to bid

09-19-2011 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by iaflyer (Post 1056716)

I say we dump the 744 for the 742s!!! And domestic in dc10s.

We'll have a inflight recruiting department consisting of pilots. Nobody can apply, they must be invited to apply.

Our recruiting department will consist of questions pertaining to scope history, games of who buys the beer, swa trash talk, which urinal do you take, identify the cheerleading outfit, movie lines from comedies, CFB and NFL trash talk, indentify airplane, best posts of apcf and what would you do with a million dollars other than 2 women.

For the cog test, angry birds, beer pong and see how well you can audible out of a running play and into a passing play in the redzone on NCAA 2012 or Madden.

CVG767A

09-19-2011 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1056674)

Your head is in the sand. This is a far cry from the place you got hired at. People will still apply and take the job, yes, but if everyone is hiring, DAL won't attract the cream like it used to. Sad.

When everyone is hiring again-- and I believe that they must at some point-- Delta, like all the others, will be forced to provide a compensation package good enough to attract qualified applicants.

CVG767A

09-19-2011 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 1056682)

As far as qualified applicants - look around, pretty much 50-250 people show up for every job opening advertised at job fairs. This is a pretty low standard to use as a yardstick.

How many applicants for each job opening would be reasonable?

80ktsClamp

09-19-2011 02:27 PM

The funny thing about AMR- their retirement picture is very very similar to DAL's outlook. They reach retiring 50% of their current list in 2023 (age 65), and we reach 50% of ours in 2024.

forgot to bid

09-19-2011 02:28 PM

Our advertising campaign will consist of hiring Will Ferrell to say: "Fly Spacklair Or **** you."

http://johnbarr1.files.wordpress.com...04/big-red.jpg

mikea72580

09-19-2011 02:37 PM

Are you pay protected when you are Manditorily Displaced to a lower paying aircraft?

Thanks

forgot to bid

09-19-2011 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mikea72580 (Post 1056747)

Are you pay protected when you are Manditorily Displaced to a lower paying aircraft?

Thanks

Depends. Could they hold the aircraft in another base?

If not then I believe they are. I don't have my computer to look it up but there are plenty here with first hand experience. I know I wasn't from ATL 7ER to ATL 8& because I could have held NYC 7ER.

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