Delta New Hire Class Breakdown

[derg]

Another 24 pilots joined Delta Air Lines on Monday. All assigned NYC 7ER F/O

Average age = 36 (Hi-48; Lo-28)
Average Hours = 5512 (Hi-12,000; Lo-1800)
8 prior military

Highest Seniority Number is now 7128.

Total for 2007:
393 Pilots
Average age = 35.5
Average Hours = 5050
38% Prior Military

 

[ChrisH]

Congratz to them all!

 

[WalterSobchak]

Great news! Keep hiring and don't merge!!!!

 

[derg]

New hire classes growing from bi-weekly groups of 24 to bi-weekly groups of 35 as per 'the guy who'd know'.

 

[Seggy]

Do they require a 'Boeing Standardization Course' going for $49,999 to get hired there?

 

[derg]

... and I'm sellin' em! Step right up, folks.

 

[Blip16]

... and I'm sellin' em! Step right up, folks.

where do i sign up? i want to skip all that other stuff and get on with 1000TT and no turbine!

 

[mrivc211]

how junior is that LAX goin?

 

[ComplexHiAv8r]

where do i sign up? i want to skip all that other stuff and get on with 1000TT and no turbine!

Thats too much time, how about 600/0

 

[surreal1221]

Very interesting

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

how junior is that LAX goin?

People in new hire class held LAX on the last bid (mid november).

You could get there in about 6 months.

 

[Trip7]

How did someone get hired with 1800 hrs?

 

[B767Driver]

How did someone get hired with 1800 hrs?

Probably all F-18 time. That's equivalent to about 5000 hours of cargo time.

 

[derg]

How did someone get hired with 1800 hrs?

Probably a fighter pilot.

 

[N422NM]

Probably a fighter pilot.

Yeah, he came out of the S-3 Viking.

 

[Trip7]

oh ok that makes sense thanks!

 

[H46Bubba]

Yeah, he came out of the S-3 Viking.

Oh and how do you know.......oh....unless someone was a benneficiary of the DT "Pay it Forward" program!

 

[N422NM]

Oh and how do you know.......oh....unless someone was a benneficiary of the DT "Pay it Forward" program!

Nope, the Hoover driver in question and I interviewed together.

 

[H46Bubba]

Nope, the Hoover driver in question and I interviewed together.

So how did it go?

 

[N422NM]

So how did it go?

In the pool, told to expect a class Jan. 21 or early Feb., which is fine...still holding out for results of my other interview.