Cadets only or OTS?
01-02-2026 | 01:42 PM
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The hiring pattern you mention is how Delta always hired for the last 35 years except during the COVID madness. Most hiring is done late fall into winter to staff for the summer flying. Hiring tapers off or ends during the summer to get the instructors out flying the line during the high pilot demand period and meet line flying requirements in the pilot contract. It has nothing to do with flow programs.
01-03-2026 | 05:37 AM
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01-03-2026 | 02:42 PM
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There will be a pretty good exodus of Captains from Endeavor to United , American and Southwest over the next 6 plus months so you know Delta is trying to sandbag as many people on the flow to keep as many captains at 9E for as long as possible so they don’t have to up the ante on higher retention money or seniority numbers . There is definitely ulterior motive. They definitely care .
United recently dropped their hiring projections for 2026 as well. Still very number but no longer 2000+. Ballpark 1500 now. Airbus can't deliver now and that was a big chunk of 2026 growth with the planned XLRs coming online. On top of Boeings continued woes too. Won't be shocking if AA and SW temper their plans too.
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