Info on Delta hiring...

staplegun

staplegun

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From our ALPA website:



In January 2008, Delta Air Lines hired 61 pilots.

19 - Military
42 - Civilian

Average Age - 36 (low-27; Hi-49)
Average Flight Hours - 5351 (low-1700; Hi-12,000)

Aircraft and Base Assignments:

1-ATL MD-88
2-CVG 73N
1-CVG MD-88
6-LAX 73N
1-LAX 7ER
2-NYC 73N
25-NYC 7ER
19-NYC MD-88
4-SLC MD-90

Previous Airlines included:
Air Force (Active Duty, Reserve and ANG)
Air Tran
American Eagle
ASA
Cargo 360
Chautauqua
Comair
Express Jet
Kalitta
Mesa
Mesaba
Navy (Active and Reserve)
Northwest
Pinnacle
Richard Childress Racing
Republic
Skywest
Spirit
Stephens Investments
Trans States
USMC

We are expecting 33 to start next Monday with classes of equal or greater size continuing in the future.







Kevin
 
I can try to find that data, but I'm a little behind the 8 ball as I just landed.
 
How are assignments handed out at Delta. I would assume it's prior to starting classes, right? How else would they know which aircraft to train you on?
 
germb747 said:
How are assignments handed out at Delta. I would assume it's prior to starting classes, right? How else would they know which aircraft to train you on?
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On the first day they post a list of the available openings. After lunch everyone submits their bids. Usually the results are handed out the next day, sometimes by the end of the first day. The first two weeks are Basic Indoc, so are not aircraft specific.
 
Interesting, I see some corporate to airline in there. It seems that you usually don't see that too much, but I really wouldn't know.
 
I don't see any 135 single pilot cargo on the list... that makes me nervous. I hope I'm going down the right road flying my metro.
 
gomntwins said:
I don't see any 135 single pilot cargo on the list... that makes me nervous. I hope I'm going down the right road flying my metro.
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The PIC time is beneficial to you, but the "big boys" are really looking for experience in a crew environment flying jets under Part 121 or military.
 
Does Delta have seperate international and domestic flying? Im sure they do with the 767s that go to Europe but what about the other fleet types? Is Canada, Mexico and Latin America considered international?
 
germb747 said:
The PIC time is beneficial to you, but the "big boys" are really looking for experience in a crew environment flying jets under Part 121 or military.
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I keep hearing both sides of this. Some people say Turbine PIC is king and you should get it any way you can (135 is fine). Others say you really need the 121 time. I really haven't come up with much of an answer to this question myself. The other thing I've seen more companies wanting is glass time-- something I won't get until the current glass airplanes are obsolete enough to be freighters.
 
gomntwins said:
I don't see any 135 single pilot cargo on the list... that makes me nervous. I hope I'm going down the right road flying my metro.
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I'm pretty sure Doug posted something on here a few weeks ago about an AMF 99 skipper who hired into Delta, or maybe it was Air Net.
 
taildragger173 said:
Does Delta have seperate international and domestic flying? Im sure they do with the 767s that go to Europe but what about the other fleet types? Is Canada, Mexico and Latin America considered international?
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Canada and Mexico are considered domestic ops.

Latin America, south of the equator is considered international.

Domestic ops and international ops are two separate, biddable categories.

During the winter season when service to some of the international destinations scales back, there is a little domestic flying in the international bid package in ATL.
 
scramjet said:
I'm pretty sure Doug posted something on here a few weeks ago about an AMF 99 skipper who hired into Delta, or maybe it was Air Net.
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I know it's not impossible. If you meet the mins you have a shot. I'm just curious if airlines are more partial to former airline pilots than other groups of pilots. I've had enough people tell me airlines prefer 121/military types that I am curious if I'm at a disadvantage.
 
If you have the right recommendations, then it probably won't be a problem. But it will probably be tough to get the call without some good internal recs. There's just too many RJ Captains out there with thousands of hours of jet PIC.
 
The guy from Richard Childress Racing is a friend of mine. He spent about five years flying for XJT with about a year as captain. So, a few thousand hours flying 121.
 
Doug Taylor said:
Canada and Mexico are considered domestic ops.

Latin America, south of the equator is considered international.

Domestic ops and international ops are two separate, biddable categories.

During the winter season when service to some of the international destinations scales back, there is a little domestic flying in the international bid package in ATL.
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Gotta cross an ocean or cross the equator for it to be "international."

3000 hours of domestic flying is in the ATL ER category right now. :( That's my line! I'm lookin forward to it coming back.
 
You can have it back! :) None up in NYC thank goodness, but we've got a lot of Atlanta guys flying relief up in JFK though. Mostly normal, you know? Not too many weirdoes! :) :sarcasm:
 
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