Some had a lot of extra volunteer experience, alpa work, pilot recruiting, pilot mentoring, line check airman, sim instructor, ground instructor, OBAP work, WIA work, etc, etc. Also, most had an internal rec or a job fair appearance that triggered the interview invite.

 

Look at it like a math problem. If a candidate doesn’t have a Masters they most likely have to make up for the loss or lack of points by gaining more points in other areas. As has been said countless time, Delta takes a wholistic view of an application. Correct me if I’m wrong, but Delta has never required a Masters. Maybe it was necessary 10-30 years ago to get the points to get an interview. So the argument can’t be made they lowered their standards if it was never a requirement to begin with.

 

If your reply was serious, it makes no sense, because a Masters was never a requirement, so there's no standard to lower in not requiring one. Furthermore, there hasn't been a seismic shift in the competitive mins WRT a Masters either way. It's always been a net positive, not a deal sealer in any case, never a requirement to begin with, and most pilots get hired without it like always.

Now, however, if attempting some trolling, while I do appreciate the effort, I award you no points; I'm not offended as a DL pilot, but I am offended as a comedian. If you're gonna step up to the plate and whiff, you might as well try another guard police/van admiral meanie pants/submarine officer reference and at least foul tip it back into the net. Or pop it up for a can of corn with another landing on a taxiway dig. Or even bunt it and hope you get lucky running it out with a Captain Happy reference. That at least sometimes works. Just don't hit one into the gap talking about our old DC-9-10's or into the stands with an apropos JV reference. Alaska was a fast baserunner but fortunately coach Brad told them to take way to big a lead and we picked them off.

Wait, I just found out we don't require a PhD in microbiology either. So much for standards.

 

Don’t quit your day job...comedian?

 

That was actually a more substantive reply than I was expecting.

The comedian reference was a Seinfeld tribute which you obviously missed. I don't blame you though; I'm sure its the fault of one of our meanie double breasted van admirals.

^^^^^see how easy it is to incorporate an at least slightly relevant dig? Just try harder next time is all I'm saying.

 

You left out my personal favorite: Delta Pilots don’t make eye contact in the airport. I try to nod, wave, acknowledge every Pilot I see in the airport. About 50% don’t respond so not making eye contact is not a Delta “thing” I think it is more of a Pilot or perhaps societal “thing.”

Scoop

 

What's iContact? I looked and couldn't find that app. As soon as I get it friend me and I'll add you.

 

Except when ARCOS or CS calls, no phones allowed at my family's dinner table. Sad state of affairs when you go to a restaurant and nobody is talking to each other.

 

I thought I heard something about putting the walk/no walk signals in the pavement. Sounds good to me.

 

My guess: if you went to a service academy or well known accredited aviation school, finished in 5 years or less, AND have a good GPA a masters degree will not give you ANY additional points.