Mesabah

It won't be an easy route to Delta if you have to come fly here for several years. Here's the one big problem with programs like this; If you are Delta material, why would you lock yourself into a long commitment at 9E, when you can go to another carrier, and get hired OTS at Delta anyway. If you interview for Delta, it should be for a job at Delta, not ~5 years at Endeavor first.

sailingfun

When did Delta buy 777’s from Asia? What did they do with them?

KSCessnaDriver

Didn't they buy one on the cheap for parts/engines?

Mesabah

No, they used aircraft on the international market to drive the price of 777s down, causing much butthurt at Boeing.

TalkTurkey

Here is an excerpt from the greatest investment tool ever. Morningstar dot com:

“Finally, Delta drives a hard bargain with aircraft manufacturers and hunts for deals on used aircraft. We point to examples such as the Bombardier C Series order in April 2016 that featured major concessions and the carrier's purchase of used 777s for less than $10 million apiece.”

TalkTurkey

Not sure of the dates. What they did with them is fly them; and still do.

4myfamily

How long is the wait for OE on the 900 for upgrade, differences and new hire? If you have recently completed or currently waiting for OE please reply with your wait time. Thanks!

flydiamond

I know on the fo initial side it’s 5 days, which is the contractual minimum amount of days off to acclimate to your base (find a crash pad etc). There should be no delay off for differences or upgrade. The training backup is currently on the 200.

Punkah Louvre

Brief to non existent. We're Short of CA

Funk

While you’re spouting suggestions for your union, why don’t you make sure they get you employee pricing for a Ferrari, and positive space credits on Netjets, because they will have exactly the same amount of pull with those companies as they will with any other carrier, major or otherwise. That’s right, zero! Your union has exactly ONE contractual relationship for which it may represent you: between you and your fellow 9E pilots and Endeavor Air Inc. Anything beyond that, like SSP or DGI exists purely as deal where Endeavor acts as a benevolent mediator with DAL. If you really want leverage to get a job with a different major, your options are 1) Take care of your application and resume such that wherever your dream non-Delta job is, they will score your application high enough to earn an interview, then rock the interview, pass the drug test, and then depart into the sunset with your non-Delta dream girl. 2) Use the aforementioned resume and apply to a non-Delta associated regional that has a flow agreement with a non-Delta major. Flow to your non-Delta major at the appointed time.

Your oft-stated preference to go somewhere non-Delta, but glamorous seems to be a bit of an act of peeing from a great height onto someone, but failing to check that you’re pointed directly into the wind. Here is a reality check: owing to where you are posting and the implied details of those posts, you’re employed at 9E, which, SURPRISE, is owned by DAL, and flies passengers for the DAL system. If your heart’s desire is to fly for SWA or AA or UAL, here’s an obvious clue: whining about the 9E union’s failure to craft some sort of flow or interview program with a non-Delta major is kind of asinine. That’s a free clue. For better clues on escaping the DAL universe, you should probably pay good money to Cage Consulting, Emerald Coast, Checked and Set, or RST for application review and interview prep. They can provide actual insight into getting to a non-Delta carrier, and disabuse you of some of your proctal viewing problems. Best of luck.