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GED = Good Enough for Delta
A significant union roadshow sales pitch item included in the Pinnacle concessionary bankruptcy TA is the Bridge Agreement. The associated “Streamlined Selection Process” (SSP) establishes the process for Pinnacle pilots to flow to Delta, for the most part (2/3) in seniority order.
Not included in the TA or Bridge Agreement documents presented to the Pinnacle pilots is a letter from Steve Dixon (Sr. VP Flight Operations) to Tom Wychor (Pinnacle MEC Chairman). The purpose of the letter is to confirm an agreement between the two whereby Pinnacle pilots are able to flow to Delta without meeting the published minimums, specifically waiving the college degree requirement. Wychor has complied with Dixon’s request to “not publicize or make public” the details of this "Vault Letter", as a majority of Pinnacle pilots have not seen it (or do not even know about it). My question for the double breasted among you is this- Why would Delta lower the bar and hire Pinnacle (/Compass?) pilots who do not meet the published minimums when there are thousands of qualified applicants available? (Training failures should not be a concern, as these SSP pilots have the opportunity to return to their previous position at Pinnacle should they wash out of Delta training.) |
I can't comment for Pinnacle, but of the 300ish flow eligible Compass pilots my guess is fewer than 10 do not have a degree. In fact it was required to have a degree at Compass for most of the airline's brief history.
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The SSP specifically states that the applicants must meet Delta's basic hiring requirements, which are as follows:
General Requirements At least 23 years of age Graduate of a four-year degree program from a college or university accredited by a U.S Department of Education recognized accrediting organization Degrees obtained from a non-U.S. institution must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. degrees by a member organization of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) Current passport or other travel documents enabling the bearer to freely exit and re-enter the U.S. (multiple reentry status) and be legally eligible to work in the U.S. (possess proper working documents) FAA Requirements FAA commercial fixed-wing pilot license with an instrument rating Current FAA First Class Medical Certificate Meets all minimum FAA ATP licensing requirements Flight Time Requirements Minimum of 1,500 hours of total documented flight time Minimum of 1,000 hours of fixed wing turboprop or turbofan time When evaluating the flight time of applicants meeting the basic qualifications, consideration will be given to, among other things, quality, quantity, recency, and verifiability of training; complexity of aircraft flown; types of flight operations; and hours flown as PIC in turbine powered aircraft. Applicants invited to interview must provide appropriate documentation of all flight hours. Other Requirements FCC Radiotelephone Operator's Permit (RP) DOT required pre-employment drug test and a medical exam administered by Delta TSA required fingerprint based Criminal History Records Check and a Delta background check Applicants invited to interview must provide appropriate documentation of all flight hours and college transcripts |
Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1330059)
The SSP specifically states that the applicants must meet Delta's basic hiring requirements, which are as follows:
General Requirements At least 23 years of age Graduate of a four-year degree program from a college or university accredited by a U.S Department of Education recognized accrediting organization Degrees obtained from a non-U.S. institution must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. degrees by a member organization of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) Current passport or other travel documents enabling the bearer to freely exit and re-enter the U.S. (multiple reentry status) and be legally eligible to work in the U.S. (possess proper working documents) FAA Requirements FAA commercial fixed-wing pilot license with an instrument rating Current FAA First Class Medical Certificate Meets all minimum FAA ATP licensing requirements Flight Time Requirements Minimum of 1,500 hours of total documented flight time Minimum of 1,000 hours of fixed wing turboprop or turbofan time When evaluating the flight time of applicants meeting the basic qualifications, consideration will be given to, among other things, quality, quantity, recency, and verifiability of training; complexity of aircraft flown; types of flight operations; and hours flown as PIC in turbine powered aircraft. Applicants invited to interview must provide appropriate documentation of all flight hours. Other Requirements FCC Radiotelephone Operator's Permit (RP) DOT required pre-employment drug test and a medical exam administered by Delta TSA required fingerprint based Criminal History Records Check and a Delta background check Applicants invited to interview must provide appropriate documentation of all flight hours and college transcripts |
Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1330059)
The SSP specifically states that the applicants must meet Delta's basic hiring requirements, which are as follows:
General Requirements At least 23 years of age Graduate of a four-year degree program from a college or university accredited by a U.S Department of Education recognized accrediting organization Degrees obtained from a non-U.S. institution must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. degrees by a member organization of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) Current passport or other travel documents enabling the bearer to freely exit and re-enter the U.S. (multiple reentry status) and be legally eligible to work in the U.S. (possess proper working documents) FAA Requirements FAA commercial fixed-wing pilot license with an instrument rating Current FAA First Class Medical Certificate Meets all minimum FAA ATP licensing requirements Flight Time Requirements Minimum of 1,500 hours of total documented flight time Minimum of 1,000 hours of fixed wing turboprop or turbofan time When evaluating the flight time of applicants meeting the basic qualifications, consideration will be given to, among other things, quality, quantity, recency, and verifiability of training; complexity of aircraft flown; types of flight operations; and hours flown as PIC in turbine powered aircraft. Applicants invited to interview must provide appropriate documentation of all flight hours. Other Requirements FCC Radiotelephone Operator's Permit (RP) DOT required pre-employment drug test and a medical exam administered by Delta TSA required fingerprint based Criminal History Records Check and a Delta background check Applicants invited to interview must provide appropriate documentation of all flight hours and college transcripts |
Can you post the vault letter?
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Everyone knows that this whole agreement is being negotiated by the "dropped out of Middle School at the age of 36 to fly a Jetstream" North Mississippi Flying Club and they're the only ones' interest they have in mind.
Of course they're not going to negotiate themselves out of the deal. |
These "Bridge Agreements" will serve as a way for crappy regionals to get more applicants and retain them until they flow. Look at how American Eagle has had hundreds of guys stick around for well over a decade, all in the hope of an eventual flow to AA.
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Originally Posted by Dirty Sanchez
(Post 1330062)
The waiver is not in the SSP. It is in the "vault letter". You have to go to a road show in order to be talked out of the opportunity to see it.
If this is real, it is beyond wrong. |
DL has no intention of hiring you, but they desperately need your vote;)
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