Perhaps he or she is researching for the purpose of selling Delta stock short? "Investing in" doesn't necessarily have to mean "owning".

In any event, I commend the level of due dilligence he or she is making.

 

As a Delta pilot, and someone who would be working with these individuals, I'd rather the company hire the most competent pilots available nationwide.

 

You see Delta needs to screen for the best possible candidates...Pilots that know how to land on Taxiway Mike and overfly MSP by several hundred miles...Not just anyone can do that....

 

Or takeoff on the wrong runway.....ooops.

 

Well Bill, you aren't following the topic very well are you....Nobody said mistakes haven't been made at the regional level...However some of you double breasted "gods" like to point out how great the Delta screening process is..I'm not impressed.

Those of us at ASA,CMR,Skyw, etc. aren't claiming to be perfect.....However you folks seem to think your $h!t don't stink...Be careful there....

 

You're not impressed? How 'bout the Northwest Poolies who were quite competitive two in a half years ago, and many of us even more so now, job offered, but passed over in favor of demonstrably less qualified pilots, but who had "other" qualifications. There are many who are exceedingly underwhelmed by Delta Air Lines hiring practices.

 

Bill Lumberg,

FYI - JoeMerchant is not a Comair pilot, but does stop by from time to time.

And thank you for your professionalism and compassion toward our lost crewmen and passengers.

You stay classy!

 

Joe,

You forget that I was once an ASA pilot, was on the CASC, and still have several good friends in the ASA Trainning Dept. I am well aware of some "great" pilots still at ASA, not to mention some less than smart things done by pilots there. I, however, choose not to let the actions of a few overshadow the group as a whole.

It's quite clear that you have a huge chip on your shoulder in regards to all things Delta. Why, I don't really care. The intent of my post was that I would rather the company hire the best possible out of a wider pool, rather than just limit ourselves to a smaller sample.

As for what happened to the fNWA poolies, I was against that. However, the laywers got involved and politics reared it's ugly head.

Every pilot group has its 1%ers. ASA is no different. They just don't make it in the papers as much.

 

While officially it's all a love-fest there, I understand there is an undercurrent of discontent and prejudice among groups, more so in one particular direction. Unfortunately, the more I heard, the more I am surprised a NWA poolie made it there at all which does lesson the blow a bit of the royal shaft we received. The way karma works, PR will end up on my jump seat someday. Gonna love it.

 

Why? Were they black -I mean minority pilots? Women? In what way were these pilots less demonstrably qualified?

Your comments remind me of the pilots at United that did all kind of things to keep Black- I mean minority pilots out of the cockpit or have those guys terminated by any means available. Discrimination is wrong- I don't care about the melatonin in your skin. If you engage in it- black, white, gender based, it's wrong!! I feel for those both black, white and gender pilots who were unjustly treat because of who they were, not being given a chance to prove thier worth to the organization because of hang ups like this. If your qaulified to fly that aircraft, and can do it safely, then by all mean fly it.

Now some folks should never have been allowed near an aircraft, a guy named MARVIN comes to mind........