Legacy as in the hiring process and the "ideal candidate". Someone that represents the average regional airline pilot.

 

Yesterday was fun at JFK, with tower calling every 9E flight "Endeavoir" in a little French tone.

Ah, New York. 😎

 

Delta still is and will be a highly competitive place to be hired for the foreseeable future. Because AK has been extremely successful at his job for a long time is precisely why Delta will not make a major course change with his rumored retirement. Resistance to a flow has never started with him. That goes way above him and involves many pieces even though he may be one. Anyone believing this represents major change with our hiring practices is dreaming, which is putting it mildly.


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Thanks for your opinion. As always WD you are such an optimist.

 

Optimist or realist? Sarcasm aside, depending on where someone sits in all of this is a matter of perspective. I think it's foolish to think just because one person may be retiring (still not confirmed/announced) that all of a sudden talk of a flow should be resurrected. That makes me more of a realist.

Lastly, whether you acknowledge it or not some pilots new to the game could actually make career decisions on all this conjecture. I'm sorry if you think I ****ed in your Cheerios but I believe it serves the greater good to keep rumors about this to a minimum. Again, that makes me more a realist than anything.

 

I doubt there will be any change when AK retires. Why should there be? They know who they are and they know who they want. The only real reason 9E cares is because of our own staffing. I don't have the numbers but I believe AA has the market capacity share of entry-level aviators cornered in large part due to career progression. My opinion is born from the fact that compensation is pretty equal. So, screw the flow to mainline. Flow to DAL only comes from the Navy and the Air Mobility Command.

In addition to that, the lack of incoming aircraft means that we will now hire only for attrition. So reserve is likely to remain stagnant or even climb in seniority in DTW and MSP until say, next summer if the additional -200 rumor takes flight. -900 for even longer, perhaps. Again, I have no data and this is purely an opinion. Still, 9E is a good place to work with respect to being a regional carrier.

 

I agree with almost of this except the comment about "flow" only coming from the military. Have you seen Delta's hiring stats since Jan 1, 2014? It's much more balanced between civilian and military than in their past.

 

Flow as in the failure rate of military applicants. Virtually nonexistent. From my source, the only military applicant that fails to obtain a CJO is the one that gets it taken away following issues uncovered on day 2.

 

Then I'll add this little nugget. I interviewed over two years ago with 14 people. Any guesses as to the backgrounds of the 2 that didn't get the CJO on Day1?

Both were female military - one black 135 driver, one white fighter pilot. One failed the knowledge test, the other the HR portion.

If 2 failed Day 1, then I'd say the failure rate is higher than you or I believe it to be.

 

AA offer true cradle to grave paths. You can be in the system as a CFI, flight benefits, etc then when you have your time, straight into an RJ class.

We are behind on that front, but hopefully not for long. The folks doing our recruiting/hiring are doing their best and staying ahead as much as possible.