Next DAL new hire class

[DAL737FO]

Next new hire class will be a class of 26 on the 19th of March. The memo from Flight ops also said that we expected to exceed the original 200 pilots for 2007 but it didn't specify how many more.

 

[Helos2Galaxy]

Also, the latest "Trim Tab" (company flight ops rag) said that April classes will predominantly be filled with guys like myself returning from various leaves of absence as well as guys that previously bypassed a recall.

There will be at least one new hire class in April.

 

[Pat Fabin]

Bid results

FYI,

Bid results from the late Feb bid are out...big upward movement on the heavy categories, with a lot of backfilling. People from the November/December recall class are holding the 767 domestic in ATL, as well as 767 international in ATL and NYC. It goes without saying they can also hold the MD88/90,737N most bases as well. LAX remains slightly more senior, then CVG the most senior. I'm a 2000 hire and can't hold that if I wanted to.

We have a two year freeze for new hires, unless you are junior in your class and get assigned something you didn't want...so if that's the case you'll have a bunch of planes to choose from later in the year...so sometimes it pays to be junior! A word of warning, the 767 is going farther and farther this year....they are installing bunks in some of the airplanes which means they'll be flying over 12 hours (contractual requirement)....so be prepared for some long legs if you bid it!

Also recently announced are some good QOL improvements to the contract..mostly regarding international ops, but improvements were made to the crew rest seats, crew meals, recovery requirements when bumped off a trip due to a check airman giving OE, etc.

Good luck everyone!

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

FYI,



We have a two year freeze for new hires, unless you are junior in your class and get assigned something you didn't want...so if that's the case you'll have a bunch of planes to choose from later in the year..


Good luck everyone!

Pat are you sure about that??? I'm not, but I thought your assignment doesn't have a seat lock.....is that something new with TA 51??

 

[DAL737FO]

We had a new hire get NYC 767 ER on the bid that closed yesterday and one get ATL 767 domestic. So bid what you want and WANT what you bid. Once you put the bid in versus getting assigned then it's a two year seat lock.

 

[MQAAord]

What was the most junior CA award DOH?

 

[Pat Fabin]

I'm not totally sure about the seat lock. Back when I was hired in 2000 you "bid" on the first day of class and then you had a seat lock...might have only been a year back then. I was too junior to hold what I wanted, so I was assigned an aircraft and was not frozen...free to bid what I wanted.

Perhaps its different now...I guess I need to so some reading!

I am positive its a 2 year freeze when you bid equipment off an AE though.

 

[Truckdriver]

How long might it take one to get into the SLC base? Also, what is reserve life like at DAL these days as far as days off and time to hold a line in ATL or SLC?

 

[400ADude]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[737 Pylt]

http://www.airlineapps.com/

 

[Heavy Set]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

You must be hitting your head in envy. We all know Parker was drunk when he made that proposal.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

I'm one of the Feb newbies... held ATL 767 on the bid.


First checkout is a freebie, and when you have to go to the schoolhouse off of a bid thereafter you have a 2 year seatlock.

 

[IFLYASA]

Anyone know how many are in the pool right now?

 

[xray678]

What was the most junior CA award DOH?

the most junior Capt on this bid was an ATL 88 Captain slot, about April or May 97 hire.

 

[JohnnyP]

.........

FYI,

A word of warning, the 767 is going farther and farther this year....they are installing bunks in some of the airplanes which means they'll be flying over 12 hours (contractual requirement)....so be prepared for some long legs if you bid it!

Good luck everyone!

Isnt DAL using the 767 on the ATL-JNB (via Dakar)? Why is this? Ive spoken to some of the senior mama's who hated this trip once they gave it a shot.

Maybe Delta will put the MD88 on the new ATL-DXB run, so my commute
home will be that much easier.

Just gotta convince Emirates to start some more north america stuff, thats the way to fly. Free booze in coach, plenty of room in coach, foot rest's in coach, seat back entertainment for the whole 14 hours, not too shabby.

 

[johnsonrod]

You have to admit those ATL 767ER pilots get a lot of variety - plenty of Europe, South America and now Africa. Sure, that flying could get tiring during the super-long flights, but it beats flying to Detroit and Raleigh over and over again... Break up your African trips with a few sorties to Rio, Prague or Moscow. Not bad.

 

[fogrunner]

You have to admit those ATL 767ER pilots get a lot of variety - plenty of Europe, South America and now Africa. Sure, that flying could get tiring during the super-long flights, but it beats flying to Detroit and Raleigh over and over again... Break up your African trips with a few sorties to Rio, Prague or Moscow. Not bad.

12-13 hour trips is hardly super long haul. For Ultra Long Haul. You need to look at what the likes of Cathay, Singapore, Virgin do. Plus the service on these carriers is well, far superior to anything a US carrier can offer. You can also include Emirates, Ethiad, LH, AF, Qatar, BA to the service quality.

 

[737 Pylt]

12-13 hour trips is hardly super long haul. For Ultra Long Haul. You need to look at what the likes of Cathay, Singapore, Virgin do. Plus the service on these carriers is well, far superior to anything a US carrier can offer. You can also include Emirates, Ethiad, LH, AF, Qatar, BA to the service quality.

Fog:
I agree....We currently have 2 ultra long haul routes. ATL-NRT, and JFK-BOM.
There is more ULH flights coming though with the addition of our new 777's.
Look for ATL-DXB. ATL-SEL, JFK-TLV, and others in the future. It appears our management team has finally got its head out of its ass and put the planes where they are needed in the int'l market instead of concentrating on the east coast.

737

 

[ILStoMinimums]

Whats the furthest teh 767 currently flies?

 

[Helos2Galaxy]

The most junior Captain is a late 97 hire, MD_88 NYC