I don't do interviews and I feel like you've omitted information. Let me put it to you this way. Do you want to be working here in ten years or a different airline? I always think that is what they mean by that question. You kinda dodged the question. I think you have a good tactic. You have found an interview loophole.

 

You should check your email instead, that's how they do it.

Anyway best of luck, hopefully hiring starts soon. Ish. This decade. Maybe.

 

I gave an honest answer. They didn't ask in terms of employer.

 

I just don't see any way around this. What pilot group is going to spend negotiating capital, and lots of it, to fund every new hire starting at or near max longevity everything? All new hires making 140/hr with 5 weeks vacation and 240 hours of sick time would be a very expensive item to secure. Talk about "what do you want to give up for that".

Not to mention until a pilot flows, that pilot isn't on property. This is just never going to happen.

 

You can't tell me with a straight face that when he got hired at Delta he wasn't the "token minority" hire.

 

I know this post has been left in the dust, but Doug is a pioneer for early aviator education. His website breathed life into this one. He helped me go from a high school senior to airline captain just by listening and reading what he and other had to say. Doug didn't deserve his spot at Delta, HE EARNED IT.

Nominee for DBAG post of the year.

 

Educate us on how he "earned" his spot at Delta? Young, low time, small turboprop pilot. How was he more "competitive" than other applicants at Delta other than being a MINORITY?

 

Dude - you know not of what you speak. With an attitude like that you'd get torn limb from limb at Delta.

We have this thing about entitlements at Delta. We hate them.

What Delta does like are young, low-time, talented aviators (read turbo-prop pilots). Why would Delta hire a 55 year old with 17000 hours over a 28 year old with 3500 hours? Because statistically the 28 year old with 3500 hours will have a lower rate of training failure. Plain and simple.

The interview process over the last 20 years has been color blind. While Delta certainly enjoys a close relationship with OBAP, or whoever's scholarship recipients were getting 737 types in our simulators, the interview process was made to be gender and race neutral. You must be confusing United with Delta or something.

You owe Doug an apology and you might as well quit paying the $60 a year to have your Delta app in.

 

+1. His website has done more to educate me on this industry then anywhere else I can think of. If I had to say two people who have helped me the most in this industry it would be him and 80kts, and I dont even know Doug personally.

 

Yes delta shouldn't hire turbo prop pilots anymore! I mean, my mom could explain the Saab electrical system it was so easy.