Avroman

The facts were that TW and the MEC were selling the pilot group that this was a PSA style handshake and a class date during the bankruptcy roadshows. Vote in the concessions and get basically a flow to Delta. The first few interview groups went in and got blindsided and that's when the union and company started putting out emails to warn everyone to prepare for a real deal interview. But by then the damage was already done.

Baradium

If someone can confirm when the first interviews actually happened it'll help, but e-mails talking about when interviews would start mixed in with the ones saying it was a real interview don't seem to support that timeline.

That said, I know a lot of people didn't bother signing up to get e-mails, especially the more senior group that would have tended to be in the first batches.

I never heard that it was going to be a flow myself though. I do know a lot of guys thought they were qualified enough that an interview would be a piece of cake though.

Mesabah

The proof is that the first groups went in unprepared, and the next groups went in with a different attitude. How could so many get it wrong, if they weren't given bad information?

Blueskies21

Not sure on the first interviews, the first union email I have that references SSP is November 2, 2013 and says

"SSP – Additional Information

As many of you have no doubt heard, Delta made offers of employment to a number of our most senior pilots last week pursuant to the SSP. This is very good news. We anticipate that these pilots will start class in either January or February 2014. "

I would think that means those were probably the first interviews.

The first email I have that talks about problems with the SSP is June 6, 2014 related to the EtD program launch and says in part

"Our primary concern with the SSP, however, continues to be our low interview success rate – highlighted by the rejection of a significant number of candidates whose professional records are beyond reproach."

I'm not sure the timeline actually matters, there were definitely some guys who got the job at Delta who probably shouldn't have and there were guys who didn't get the job at Delta who probably should have.

Will DGI success rates be similar to SSP success rates? Only time will tell.

Funk

Also instructive is how many went back for the second interview and didn’t course correct. I flew with too many of those guys, and it was always tough to extricate myself from discussions about interview experience and prep without highlighting how unprepared most of them were and how little they’d done to insure success when they went back for a second try.

Mesabah

The double no's were denied a second interview.

theUpsideDown

Again, everyone, don't let facts get in the way of a good story.

Wonder if the guys denied a second will get access to the third.

jules11

While the beating of this dead horse is riveting reading, does anyone have any idea when the DGI process will begin?
There are a number of us who have met the requirements already.

Blueskies21

When Delta starts hiring again.

When will that be? No idea.

You can already submit your app, they sent a memo to outline the process.

If you've met the requirements, do that.

Blueskies21

Already been answered by the company, after they complete a Delta leadership training course the double no's will get a 3rd (or 2nd) chance. That's actually unprecedented for Delta.