Possible DL hiring in 2014?

[General Lee]

From the Council 1 meeting this month:

"Hiring: We anticipate a nominal amount of hiring in 2014; currently estimating 60 per month January-June, then 20 per month."



So, if the above is true (?), there would be 360 newhires from Jan-Jun, and then 120 from JUL-DEC, for a possible total of 480 in 2014. Some may ask why not start sooner? I think the training dept will be slammed with outgoing DC9 pilots transitioning to other planes, initial 717 crews will be trained, and many people in between are moving from plane to plane. So, IMO, the sims will be full this year. Throw in a possible used widebodies coming (rumor) which will cause more internal training, and things will be busy for awhile. Then throw in tons of retirements over the next 3-5 years.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[flyboyike]

It's better than nothing.

 

[johnsonrod]

Sign me up!

 

[ASA_DFW]

You can expect interviews in the fall for positions in the first quarter of 2014. Many of these positions will be filled by flow-ups.

 

[Cobraair75drvr]

Whenever it does start I'd expect more like 60+/month Jan-May and Sept-Dec with 0-20 Jun-Aug.

 

[Ridgeback]

ah yes...another unicorn sighting

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Hey Genny,
Will you walk my resume in?
On second thought, I will have a bowl of broken glass for breakfast......

 

[General Lee]

Hey Genny,
Will you walk my resume in?
On second thought, I will have a bowl of broken glass for breakfast......

"Uncle Stan" will never let you commute to ATL from Twin Falls, never!


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Otto77]

Any chance for an average mil heavy dude with plenty of letters of rec getting a shot or will this end up being mostly flow throughs and whatever deal Pinnacle gets?

 

[hockeypilot44]

Nice. Finally, the 1000 that retired will be replaced by 400.

 

[nwaf16dude]

Any chance for an average mil heavy dude with plenty of letters of rec getting a shot or will this end up being mostly flow throughs and whatever deal Pinnacle gets?

In a word, yes. Pinnacle guys only get a guaranteed interview, no guarantee of a job. I don't have the exact numbers, but there are restrictions on the flow rate out of compass and mesaba, so they can't fill the new hire classes. I'd expect that out of a full year of hiring, at least half will be off the street. The first couple of months will be heavy with flows and voluntary furlough returns, but after that you'll see lots of true new hires.

 

[HalinTexas]

Does DAL still have a "once-in-a-lifetime" interview policy? I interviewed back in '98.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

DAL has not changed any policies yet. Wait for active interviewing to occur to see if any policy changes.

Most will be furlough-bypass and flows from 9E and CPS. After that you will see off the street combined with the flows.

 

[LearLove]

When did furlough/bypass guys coming back become data lumped in with new hires?

 

[SplitBar]

I think the flow #'s are 20 CZ and 9 XJ per class and CZ is limited to 100 flows a year. If we hire as posted here, CZ would be maxed out after 5 classes. More than 1/2 will be off the street if we hire as advertised. I just finished up 5 weeks in ATL fo 7ER class and there were no talks or rumors or hiring. I hope this is true!

 

[ACL65PILOT]

When did furlough/bypass guys coming back become data lumped in with new hires?

We have to be having new hire classes for the bypass pilots to return. Its in the PWA.

 

[Explosive]

We have to be having new hire classes for the bypass pilots to return. Its in the PWA.

There is no requirement for the company to be hiring in order to recall pilots who have bypassed furlough.

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Yes there is Explosive....

 

[nwaf16dude]

There is no requirement for the company to be hiring in order to recall pilots who have bypassed furlough.

Military leave guys can return whenever they are ready, but voluntary furlough guys can only come back when we are hiring.

 

[Schwanker]

But the "new hire" classes could be full with bypass returns, leaving little room for new hires.