It is funny to a point, may be even ridiculous.

But I do thing we got to look good. If the shade of the color is off a little people can see it, especially in different light.
I see too many pilots around the airports, not from DAL for the most part, who look too trashy.
Please understand me right, I am not a fashion police either, but there should be a line in substituting Dockers or the amount of grease on pants or coffee drops on the shirts.

It will be much easier to convince the public that we need 40% pay restoration if we not only fly great, but also look, act and converse with our customers well.
Feel free to disagree, but I don't think "they don't pay me enough" is the right answer.


Nothing personal, KC; I realize your point is totally different.

Pool of military candidates
 

I apologize if this has been asked before. Back in 2007 (after hiring had just stopped) I received an email that said I was in a pool of military candidates selected to receive an interview, pending my date availability and future hiring needs.
Has anyone else received the same letter? If so, did you get an invite yet? Is the current hiring department weighing this email at all?

Thanks!

It's all timing
 

Wow. I was hired by NWA in 1987, and offered employment by PAA, AMR and DAL. I had considerably less time and qualifications than those being interviewed and hired now.

I flew with Captains who were hired in 1965 with less than 300 hours TOTAL time.

My point is, it's very competitive now because no one is hiring, and a few airlines still have significant numbers of pilots still on the street.

Be patient and good luck to all applicants. I hope you can grab that brass ring!

Despite all the b1tching, it's still the best way I know to make a living:)

Oh, and why did I select NWA over all others? They had the highest percentage of WB to NB, No B scale, owned all their jets, had no outstanding debt (paid off the Republic merger in 2 years:eek:) Man they were going places.

Fast forward 3 years to the Chechi LBO, and the subsequent slide to BK.

Roll your dice, take your chance, enjoy the ride!

NWApoolie, maybe you are too qualified.

Just to make sure, is you application published on AirApps? In needs to be published for DAL to see it.

I think it is. I did not pay but I don't think you need to acl

You do not need to pay if you are only targeting one airline.

Is it true that RJ FOs are getting invited to interviews? A guy I flew with said his previous FO just interviewed -- she had zero TPIC and about 4000 TT.

Some are but they normally are part of the channel program that DAL set up with Western Michigan. IE well vetted by DAL.

BM,

I got that same email in April 08. I didn't initially get an invite when the first round of emails started going out in late June/early July of this year. I got the invite though on July 5, a day after my application was updated with an internal LOR via AirlineApps. Not sure if that tripped the invite or if it was coincidence. FWIW, after much thought I ended up declining the interview given my current employment status.

Hope this helps.

Interviews postponed 1 year?
 

My buddy just got a call saying his interview was being pushed back 1 year due to more people coming back from LOAs than expected. Anyone else received this call?