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04-18-2013 | 01:32 PM
#151
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There are at least 1500 pilots at 9E that are competitive with the rest of the Regionals.
And the first 500 are probably more qualified than most Regionals.
Thats a lot of classes to go through. At 12 9E pilots a month that is 42 months. Even if they turned down a third of the pilots = 330, which is 28 months.
I doubt they will waste their time turning every single pilot down over and over again.
This is their objective anyway, they need to clean out the top of 9E to keep costs low.
And the first 500 are probably more qualified than most Regionals.
Thats a lot of classes to go through. At 12 9E pilots a month that is 42 months. Even if they turned down a third of the pilots = 330, which is 28 months.
I doubt they will waste their time turning every single pilot down over and over again.
This is their objective anyway, they need to clean out the top of 9E to keep costs low.
Shy is the kind of guy who looks for bad news like there is a reward for it. The company could come out tomorrow and say "we are going to grow and get more flying" and shy would poo poo all over it saying he will believe it when he sees it blah, blah, blah. The same company could come out and say "the end state of the company is 81 airplanes" and shy would take it as gospel and tell everyone to run for their lives" like a chicken with its head cut off. He is even trying to leave VA for Spirit right now. As soon as he leaves VA he will poo poo on them too and say how wonderful spirit is and that everyone at VA is dumb for staying there,the writings on the wall, the die is cast.... blah blah blah... anyway you get the point. Its always better where shy is.
04-18-2013 | 01:49 PM
#153
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I bet most people have changed their opinion of staying at 9E (XJ flow bypass guys included.)
Delta will hire some of the D-bags anyway, they already have.
04-18-2013 | 01:55 PM
#154
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Oh, I'm well aware of the some D-bags at the top of the 9E list, but most of the XJ guys are fine and they make up most of the top 500 anyway.
I bet most people have changed their opinion of staying at 9E (XJ flow bypass guys included.)
Delta will hire some of the D-bags anyway, they already have.
I bet most people have changed their opinion of staying at 9E (XJ flow bypass guys included.)
Delta will hire some of the D-bags anyway, they already have.
04-18-2013 | 01:55 PM
#155
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From: erb
Work hard, study and apply.
Did you just say (1) "I don't know" (2) "most were"... and my personal favorite (3) "I guess". Let us not bicker.
04-18-2013 | 02:38 PM
#156
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From: Captain
[QUOTE=Bartok;1393881]Oh, I'm well aware of the some D-bags at the top of the 9E list, but most of the XJ guys are fine and they make up most of the top 500 anyway.
I bet most people have changed their opinion of staying at 9E (XJ flow bypass guys included.)
Delta will hire some of the D-bags anyway, they already have
Most of 9E people are good as well. No different than any airline out there. I have to look again but the top 500 is close to 50/50 9E/XJ.
How do you know someone doesnt think your a D-Bag?
I bet most people have changed their opinion of staying at 9E (XJ flow bypass guys included.)
Delta will hire some of the D-bags anyway, they already have
Most of 9E people are good as well. No different than any airline out there. I have to look again but the top 500 is close to 50/50 9E/XJ.
How do you know someone doesnt think your a D-Bag?
04-18-2013 | 02:42 PM
#157
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The only people Delta hired out of XJ were jerks. The good guys got hired by Southwest, United, CAL, etc. I think you guys are mistaken on who the undesirables are in Delta's eyes. I know who some of the guys Delta doesn't want are, and it's not because they are jerks, it is because they are immature.
04-18-2013 | 02:57 PM
#158
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From: Airbus button pusher
[QUOTE=legend;1393913]
Because only Colgan has all the D-bags.
Oh, I'm well aware of the some D-bags at the top of the 9E list, but most of the XJ guys are fine and they make up most of the top 500 anyway.
I bet most people have changed their opinion of staying at 9E (XJ flow bypass guys included.)
Delta will hire some of the D-bags anyway, they already have
Most of 9E people are good as well. No different than any airline out there. I have to look again but the top 500 is close to 50/50 9E/XJ.
How do you know someone doesnt think your a D-Bag?
I bet most people have changed their opinion of staying at 9E (XJ flow bypass guys included.)
Delta will hire some of the D-bags anyway, they already have
Most of 9E people are good as well. No different than any airline out there. I have to look again but the top 500 is close to 50/50 9E/XJ.
How do you know someone doesnt think your a D-Bag?
04-18-2013 | 03:41 PM
#159
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From: Up Front
I've made several really good friends at 9E since the merger.
But the D-bags that are from 9E are unbearable.
I flew for 10 years at XJ and only flew with one guy that I couldn't stand, and only a handful that I'd prefer not to fly with.
I've been on the 9E side for 1 1/2 years now and I can name 10 guys off the top of my head that I wouldn't pi$$ on if they were on fire.
If that offends you as a 9E guy, I don't care.
04-18-2013 | 03:44 PM
#160
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From: Poodle Whisperer
wth? If Delta didn't want you the first time, probably won't want you a second time either. It's not like there is a sim eval that you can really screw up. All of it is computerized testing, HR type questions in where you have to be yourself. Then a wildcard shrink portion, but still.
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