Seriously?

There's a Air Force guy who was imprisoned on his base for beating up his wife...and he's now flying for Delta.

There's a guy (Endeavor/old Mesaba) who used to shout "There's another empty kitchen" each time he heard a female voice on frequency...he's also at Delta (Chicago Bears fan and ERAU, AZ background...if you know what I mean).

Would you like more examples?


Yes, there are indeed great guys/gals who also got picked up by Delta...and other majors!

 

I did years ago. It was kinda nice even though it's a bit expensive. My GF bet I would gain weight, but I was the same 12 months later.

If you commute, it's quite a nice luxury.

 

He also used to say "If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife."

But, I never saw him EVER treat a woman with disrespect.

He was always a professional when I flew with him.

 

No actually the 08 hires I spoke of were long suffering Mesaba hires from Jan 08 that finally upgraded. But the most junior 2015 upgrade was indeed someone that had worked at Pinnacle, quit and then came back last year.

 

DOH means squat at endeavor.

Can't judge anything by the pre merger DOH because of how out of whack it all became.

 

Beginning to see that. Thanks for pointing that out, Bartok. And kudos to those of you who stuck it out in those uncertain (and unfair) times. Whether it was dedication or desperation, I applaud you guys for all that you had to put up with.

 

At this point, upgrades are below the SLI.

 

Meaning no offense but all of that means nothing. People slip thru the cracks. And people change. Would you want YOUR career to be stalemated because of one mistake you made years ago?

 

I don't believe bad people slip in. Delta hires people very intentionally. Are there head scratchers? Absolutely, but to reiterate my point that's on Delta which is why it's such a highly tailored, customized process. Unless you were involved in the hiring of those people you mentioned, you have no real reason to bring up their situations. Fact is you don't really know how it all went down or why they were hired.

Furthermore, yes, good people get turned away. However, I'm of the belief that's because of their interview shortcomings or succumbing to the pressures of the process. Every OTS applicant has to meet a minimum score in each of the 4 parts (not sure about SSP or the flow guys). If they don't, they don't get hired. Pretty cut and dry. From everything I've ever heard/read of the process, there's absolutely no room in entire interview program that allows AK or anyone in his department to look past bad scores and use emotion or hunches to hire people. We can thank the lawyers for that.

 

The flow guys just had to have a degree and pass the drug and background check. The SSP guys had the same interview as the OTS guys except they didn't have to do the shrink test, it's a full 1 day interview.