Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1238151)

The Compass and Mesaba flows are finite, by this I mean there are a fixed number of pilots who will flow. The best way into Delta is to interview and get hired.

...or get hired at Hawaiian and wait for the merger:eek:.

There is some talk about DAL hiring later this year and/or early next year. The best way to get interviewed is to have all of your application material up-to-date and get some internal letters of recommendation.

Every DAL pilot hopes for hiring soon, but until the hiring begins for sure, it is generally speculation. Things change. When hiring begins, it will be for a long time. You want to be on the front of that wave.

Originally Posted by RiddleEagle18 (Post 1216944)

not exactly.

The first 20 new hires every month must be compass up, to 25% of the compass list in a rolling 12 months.

Examples

If they only run 1 class every month for 5 months they would be all compass. total 100

2 classes of 20 every month for 5 months then the first 20 every month would be compass the next 20 off the street.
total 200.

Originally Posted by Palmtree Pilot (Post 1216947)

:eek::confused:

Whach you talk'n bought Willace?!?!

WOW that is nuts! Who set up that deal? Too bad for Delta...

PtP

Originally Posted by F15andMD11 (Post 1216960)

:confused: Is that interview or actual hire? Not every person interviewed gets hired. I'd be surprised if DL hired more than 50% of those interviewed. So the first interview class will be 40 Compass pilots?

Originally Posted by RiddleEagle18 (Post 1216971)

No its a flow through. No interview. Straight to class. These guys interviewed at compass with a NWA pilot on the hiring board. There are only about 400 pilots left with these privileges. After that its just preferential interviews.


I love how the delta guys always freak out when they find this out. What do you mean no interview? They just get hired? Somehow these pilots aren't worthy of flying these customers at delta but its all good at delta connection.

Originally Posted by Gfisherx1 (Post 1238253)

Great, thanks for the info! I'm a new USAFR pilot, but unfortunately I only have about 600TT thus far, with only 300 of that multi turbine, and we don't fly much more than an average of 600 or 700 hundred a year...

Originally Posted by Herman (Post 1218576)

Update your info frequently (ie every 3 weeks). They can see that and it says alot about your desire to fly for Delta Air Lines. Good luck.

Originally Posted by tanker (Post 1238898)

As of now Southwest will be zero until at least 2015. Any new airframes are being used to replace the 717s that are going to Delta.

Originally Posted by SayAgain (Post 1238830)

Guessing American will be 0 for at least the rest of the year. Any word on US Air or Southwest? I don't remember seeing them.

Originally Posted by tom14cat14 (Post 1216803)

This is just from a source who has been correct about what has been going on at UPS. I was informed they should be hiring by late fall to early next year. Of course who knows if this will happen but i believe what he says. He told me about the recalls before they happened.