8 JFK 190 slots in the 1-18-23 drop, also 8 BOS 190 slots in a class of 35

Thanks for the drop details, any word on recent drops? Are any Europe FO slots being offered?

Check the "class drops" thread...new one came out recently

Care to elaborate a bit? Just curious

It's a line some repeat to themselves to justify remaining a discount pilot.

No it’s not. They have a reputation for being “dry”. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s not for everybody.

They also have a reputation for always asking for wind checks and ride reports. But I haven’t heard either in real life for a long time. Things change. They’ve hired a ton since 2014. They have plenty of 25-35 year old captains. It’s not the 60+ year old retired fighter pilot and 35 year 60+ year old crusty guy in the left seat it used to be, with a bunch of young guys now in both seats. All of my delta buds came from various backgrounds and aren’t exactly dry. I jumpseat on B6/DL/AA a lot. None is really different than the other culturally. But, whatever makes bluebelles feel better about their choices in life.

There are some good reasons to stay a discount pilot. "Dry" pilots isn't one of them. Besides, Capt upgrade is what, a year? The kids (your new FOs) they hire these days probably aren't "dry".

I think it’s hard to change the culture completely and it’s not something I would use to pick where I work. Some of the newcomers at Delta will mimic the behavior of the older captains they fly with. Same with American….that place will probably always have some toxicity to it.

My cockpit culture is fine. Most at JB is. But the culture at jetblue in general has gone down the shytter the last 10 years, especially the last 5. Our horrible hundred are still horrible. Our JFK gate agents are awful. Many at LAX/FLL are too. The focus on DIE has overtaken the normal “culture” and caused further divide in the work groups. Quite frankly B6 isn’t a place I’d say has a “good” culture. Yeah some of crews are cool. As a younger pilot group in the left seat, that’s just how it goes. But the chiefs are digging hard these days into pilots, not advocating for them. The people they are hiring these days (in all work groups, including pilots) are questionable…that’s just how it goes with very few applicants.

And just wait til this merger and SLI. You wanna talk about an angry and dysfunctional culture at AA, you ain’t seen nothin yet. DL culture will be a godsend compared to B6 in 4 years. Just my opinion though.