Exactly. Thanks.

 

It was actually a very pleasant afternoon. I considered renting an airplane. Cheers h

 

I worked for AWAC for the better part of 9 years and left for Delta last December. First, AWAC's pilot group is older than most other regionals. They hired furiously in '05 and '06 so, as a result, the vast majority of their captains flew for the United operation and lived in Denver or Chicago before they started the U.S. Air contract. The guys also have 10k or more T-PIC which, unfortunately as some have argued, makes them "overqualified" in the eyes of the majors. These pilots tend to be middle-aged with kids well into grade school or even high school which forces them to commute to their east coast bases so they don't have to live in the very expensive bases ZW has. They also easily pull down well into six figures flying a 50 seat RJ and have great seniority and fantastic healthcare plans.

Add all this up and I can understand the desire to be picky about flying for a specific airline in a specific base. Can we all agree the odds aren't great that this guy will get what he wants? Sure. Based on my ZW experience everyone there is intelligent and knows what they are doing. He'll land on his feet.


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You're welcome, but I meant to say it would be preposterous to expect a pilot NOT to interview everywhere he could. If all you're saying is that the guys was a little unwise, we agree. You're not a HR person, and you were in his cockpit, so he probably didn't think it was a big indiscretion to tell you the truth, especially since there is nothing inherently wrong with it.

 

For me it was about 5 weeks from phone call to interview. The average from interview to class date has been around 60 days but it looks like it could be increasing by a couple weeks if I'm reading the tea leaves correctly.

 

11/13 today. That's two 13 days in a row. Coincidence?

 

Today is the day the delta hiring news thread went full stupid. I can't even understand these ridiculous arguments. It's like getting into a fight with the Chinese 11 year old you're playing against on your Xbox. Try to focus on helping fellow pilots get hired and not on ripping each other apart.

Kjazz, you think they are slowing down the flow of interviews? Could be right. Or it could be that a few people didn't show for their interview because they got a cjo with ual or something. Let's see if a pattern emerges.

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Did Delta stop hiring or are there no newbies on the forums? Haha. Any updates on recent CJO's

 

This wannabe newbie is still following the thread hoping to network and learn what my fellow peeps are doing to receive the invite to interview. Hopefully those that are getting interviews, fix it e-mails and hired chime in. I really appreciate those who have. I'm going to OBAP in August to meet face to face with Delta. Anyone else planning on attending? Also what's your take on airlineapps including other time for the mil types on the app? I didn't include it in my total time or PIC though during some of my other time I signed for the jet. Am I shorting myself PIC time?

 

My experience alone...
Invite to interview - 30 days
Interview to Indoc - 66 days
End of Indoc to ground school - 27 days
Being on the property - Priceless!