Don't you have to actually be qualified for a flow, ie, Delta requires a 4 year degree, with no DUI's, so that would eliminate like half of pinnacle right there....I am not knocking an already beat down pilot group, as I myself are one of them, but I would have to say if not half, close to half the guys I have flown with, have no degree or have some nasty skeletons in their closet...

Got to throw the BS flag on that one!

Way to many in that last group that got hired fit that group.

701EV

If Pinnacle survives there is almost a guarantee of a preferential hiring program like Compass has. Remember the DALPA contract requires 35% of new hires to be ALPA DCI pilots. This program would allow Delta to monitor its new future employee's and be more involved in the hiring process.

Back in 01, the NWA guys were given preferential interview, not a flow down (since there was no agreement of a flow up) but very many of them went to PCL, most of them ( if not all) made captain and enjoyed a relative good QOL while PCL was growing, in a job that was stable in a very unstable industry. Now that they are at DL, it would be nice if they put in a word for their former coworkers. Like in any pilot group, there are some guys that might not measure to step up to DL, but during my time there after 9/11 and specially during my years as a line trainer, I came across a lot of very professional and dedicated pilots within the PCL family, to those that know some of the pilots I speak off, throw a rope down so that they can climb and join you at a career position, you all know that many of them will be an asset at the big D.

We have a retired Fed Ex pilot who was hired in 2010, & I believe he turns 65 next year.

This carrot was offered in June 2007.

http://www.flypinnacle.com/site/our_...incentives.pdf

In italicized and bold lettering, "New preferential pilot interview agreement with Delta."


Total Pinnacle pilots who got this so called preferntial pilot interview: 0

I'm not saying its not happening I'm just saying what I was told. Don't believe me I don't care but I had 3 guys over a period of a month tell me nearly the same bs.

As it is I don't really care.

Actually, I've heard the same as xj200capt and supposedly it was because of the guys that were hired in the last group having a hard time adapting to the SIC role, but... rumor still.

Wow, that was a good read! I think I counted 5 statements loaded with BS!

Many of these guys have only ever sat fo for about 6 months and we all get to listen to them pontificate about due paying and bull crap. Best captains/pilots from a good crm standpoint are ones that have had their experience in the right seat as a "gear slinger" as I was referred to by the #3 guy on the list.