Lol...you must really be irritated by me. I feel as if a giant such as Delta is so far doing little in comparison to other legacies/big cargo in the hiring realm. Unless Delta is planning on filling the initial hiring wave with flow throughs?

Nope, not irritated. You asked a question, and I answered it. ;)

Also, what Legacy is hiring right now? UAL is larger then DAL, & they aren't hiring. UPS isn't hiring. SWA has very little going on. JB has virtually halted hiring. Us Air isn't hiring. AA will likely furlough again. Atlas has slowed their hiring. World is furloughing. North American is furloughing. I believe Omni has stopped hiring. Kalitta has been silent.

So other then FedEx, what large US carrier/cargo outfit is hiring? I fail to see how Delta is somehow different then anyone else. ;)

Well, I know that UniCal and USAirways have been doing the job fair circuit. And, if my memory serves me, a checkairman I know interviewed *fairly* recently at USAir. I grant you that AA, US, and UniCal have more age 65 rretirements initially, as compared to Delta.

Believe me, I am searching the light at the end of the tunnel...'Specially with furloughs going at places near and dear my heart/bank account. Being the behemouth that Delta is, a little air was let out of my proverbial tires when it seems to me they are not yet gearing up their hiring machine like others seem to be. I sort of figured they would be leading the charge. I don't have a snowball's chance at Delta, but movement in the industry is going to help a lot of people!

I am watching the economy for signs of hope, too. Looking for indications that there may be an uptick in pax / cargo demand for flying. Also, hoping the rest rule applies to the cargo carriers for fairness firstly, and maybe additional pilot staffing secondly.

Best regards, your nemesis,
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So the short answer to my question is no one. ;) :D

I spoke with the manager of pilot hiring at XJT the other week and he said that there were several pilots (3 or 4) that would be age-limited in August 2013, and several more that may be hour limited. They would see if the hour-limited guys could bid for extra flight time, which will take union support. And for the age-limited guys, he said that he had plenty for them to do in the office until they turned 23! :)

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The majors aren't going to be retiring thousands next year. That's why t. hey aren't hiring. That really doesn't start happening for a few more years. Most have cut capacity and are over staffed, so no one will be hiring this year IMO. If you have access to delta net, they have a list of who will be retiring, when, and how many. Looks like we will be FO's for a few more years.

And lets not forget the thousands on furlough at AA and United. Yes, a lot have or will bypass, but still that's the longer they won't need to hire off the street.

Lol. I c what u did there! :D