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Yup, sitting at lunch when the email came through.

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Originally Posted by Sawdog (Post 833086)

Yup, sitting at lunch when the email came through.

That's great...when is the interview? Just saw you are a C-17 guy...I was one back in '01-'05 at CHS.

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Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 833070)

Aug. He is making so much money now that he has figured out the contract and GS's that he plans on staying for a while.

My Father was planning on doing the same but decided to stay around. Apparently Delta is treating them much better than NWA did and has figured out a way to make more money while being home more! We did the math one night and he is earning more than a 74 Capt currently (75/76 out of MSP). I guess you just gotta know how to work the system. Delta seems like a great place, I have never seen him so excited to go to work!! I am very happy for him, its a big improvement from his attitude the past few years. You guys are all very lucky, I can only dream of the day I can get there.

Sunday invites for both interviews and training were not uncommon on the last hiring round.

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Originally Posted by IADBLRJ41 (Post 833037)

how much weight does an internal rec from the training department help?

DGS or SLI guy? DGS, not so much. SLI, a lot!

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Originally Posted by IADBLRJ41 (Post 833037)

how much weight does an internal rec from the training department help?

Depends on who it is.
The director of hiring was a Virginia Ave guy for years.
If the letter comes from someone he knows and trusts, I'd say its golden.

Just talking about a guy in my unit, already at the big D here.

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Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 833070)

Almost all of those over 150 retirements this year were from the early retirement program offered to the NWA pilots. I believe all of those pilots were scheduled to be gone by May so I don't think you will see more then a handful of retirements the rest of this year. I just spoke with one NWA pilot who was thinking of leaving in Aug. He is making so much money now that he has figured out the contract and GS's that he plans on staying for a while.

I show for 2009 we had 165 retirements and so far in 2010 we have had 145. I can't remember the exact number of PERPS, but I know it was less than 310 so there are guys leaving that were not PERPS. Projected retirements not including the PERPS for 2009 and 2010 were less than 5. More guys will medical out as they get past 60 and now that the over 60 crowd is hitting 62.5 we will see some punch out early.

I still think that this has something to do with the 305 they are hiring. It makes no sense to me to hire someone for summer 2011 in August 2010 then pay them through the winter when they can hire them in Febuary 2011 and have them hit the line when they really need them. I know they are looking at training assets with the big bids we have had, but it would be stupid to hire a new guy a year ahead of when you think you need them. They think they need some bodies this winter and into early spring or they would have waited until Jan to spool up the pipeline for summer 2011.

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Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 833260)

i agree 100%

There were 195 PERPS on the last official count they gave shortly after the window closed.