Ahhh..My " special" Delta friend MikeF16... good to hear from you..Where do you get your noble information from Mike? Other Delta pilots? Lol...As far as expats in Qatar wanting to fly for U.S airlines, well, naturally some people want to come home and no amount of money will keep them from wanting to come home..However, there is a pilot in Qatar, 27 years old who interviewed with Delta just for the heck of it, got hired and is not taking the job at Delta after seeing how third world everything is with Delta..Old airplanes, poor pay, no hotels in training, now keep in mind he has more than enough money to afford his own hotel and endure first year pay but he says there is no glamour in being a Delta pilot..Now keep in mind this is coming from a good ole Caucasian boy from the Midwest...So you see, there are other avenues in life other than just being a Delta pilot..I hate to pick on you guys but there is something seriously wrong with DALs hiring process because most of you behave similarly and that's not a good thing..Keep in mind, my best friend is a Delta pilot close to retirement so it's not like I hate all of you...Anyhow, to each his own..Whatever one likes one should go after..Maybe Delta is heaven for you..

 

You know 1... Who claims he was hired... No debating that kind of strong argument.

 

This is exactly what I would expect from you...You make it seem like getting hired at Delta is like getting hired as an Investment Banker at Goldman Sachs lol..Dude, being a Delta Pilot is not like becoming an A List Celebrity..Please..Its only a job where you get to fly those beautiful md-88s around Alabama and Kentucky..Your salary ranges from 55,000- 250,000 per year on the high end..You know what that equates to? A regular middle class lifestyle so no you are not quite at the Tom Cruise level

 

Wow. You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Take the absolute worst case scenario at Delta and run with it.

Delta has hired of plenty of pilots from the ME3 this latest round. How many have gone the other way to live in that paradise over there, besides the 27-year-old? Plenty of threads on APC this past year of attrition, guys getting worked like dogs, guys trying their best to get back stateside. If your story about the 27-year-old is true, he's going to be full of regret very quickly.

 

I know there are plenty of pilots from ME3 being hired at U.S. Legacies..You are right..In the 27 year olds case, he is certainly not dumb, he's a CalTech grad, great pilot, FO on the 787 about to become Captain on the 787 very soon..( before 29) Mike16 was questioning if the 27 year old even got hired or if he was just claiming to be- that just sounds arrogant so I had to respond to him accordingly

 

There is only 1 person here making arrogant asinine comments. I pointed out that in spite of terrible trainee pay ME3 pilots are flocking to DAL while you don't see any DAL pilots going to the ME3 and you go off the deep end on some tirade. I get under your skin a little in another thread? Good. You work for a crappy company in a crappy country, your tirades and self denial can't change that. I'll take po-dunk USA over Doha, Dubai, or Abu Dhabi any day of the year.

 

I would really enjoy some beers with you Mike and a nice joint while we're at it and shoot the sh!t...and..and...and...Ofcourse with some nice hot chicks from po-dunk USA for sure, Daisy Duke types not the ones with missing teeth

 

Don't worry Mike.. Airbus boy is another person that didn't make the cut here and is now upset about it. Hey Airbus guy, how's the treatment of your FAs over there? Talk about third world.. At least Alabama and KY citizens know how to treat people. GMAFB

 

A330 fly boy, we get it. That part of the Delta contract ( hotel, training pay) needs improvement. It's definitely not on par with the other legacies. That will be fixed. However, it is a small price to pay if you look at a (hopefully) 30 year career. I for one did not base my decision on coming to Delta on that part of the contract. We understand that you love it there in DOH flying for Goat Airways. Some of us are perfectly fine flying sh!*ty maddogs with old hags in the back in Covington, KY in a FREE country. To each his own Sadiqi.

 

Habibi, I had my crashpad in Covington, back in the day...I enjoyed my time flying in the states, for sure..My whole point is that Delta is making Billions n Billions in profits then when it comes to the petty little stuff like providing competitive pay or hotels, etc in training, they lack like there is no tomorrow...Then the pilots come on here lying about how much they make when it's all public information to begin with..My friend is a single digit seniority guy at Delta and he laughs at some of the posts on here by DAL pilots..He clearly states that these guys are LYING..He said he's never broke 250,000 a year in his 40 years at Delta, meanwhile you have some tools on here
claiming to make almost that as FOs...

As far as Goat Airways, I love it..Couldnt ask for more