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[jynxyjericho]

I would have to agree with Flyer (just this one time!) Ask anyone who has true knowledge of the pipeline of new applicants for ATP's or for that matter private, instrument, or commercial rides. They will tell you that the numbers of applicants are a mere fraction of what it was even a few years ago. There will be hardly any movement at pinnacle-what there is will be if there just happens to be more captains leaving than there is CRJ 200's being returned to Bombardier. Even then it will be a very slow movement. I would think anyone would rather go to Compass, Republic, Eagle, and of course Skywest. Delta will have to sweeten the pot in order to keep Pinnacles portion of their domestic feed viable. The bridge agreement (and interview with Delta-not a flow as some Delta pilots seem to think) will be nothing but a back up plan for most pilots. Most will leave ASAP for even non majors just to be at a better place. Even if Delta would offer a real flow-I will be the loudest reminding everyone about 800 pilots were already promised a flow with Delta but it was canceled.

Don't get locked into the straw man of flyer. Regional industry is going to change a lot, Pinnacle will change with it. The problem people have is the expect things will stay static, it won't. The only constant is change.

 

[gojo]

Don't get locked into the straw man of flyer. Regional industry is going to change a lot, Pinnacle will change with it. The problem people have is the expect things will stay static, it won't. The only constant is change.

Also, don't listen to blanket statements like nobody will go to Pinnacle. One thing I've learned is never say never or always. There are always exceptions.

 

[i fly boxes]

I have heard rumblings that delta will interview a bunch of our guys up front, and if selected you would be placed in a pool for classes down the road. Something like 500 per year interviewed or something like that. Has anyone heard this? Remember its a Minimum of 12 interviews each month, not a max. They could interview 60 per month if they wanted too. It may be a way for delta to see who wants to take part and get them to stay at pinnacle as well.

 

[xjhawk]

I have heard interviewing all 2300 pilots by the end of the year to form that pool. -this could be so they can say no to most and take their most highly sought after sons, daughters, nieces and nephews who have 2500 hours and no PIC-"but have the highest amount of potential to look good in a Delta Hat and double breasted coat"

I have also heard that Delta HR is already poking around all the pilot records

I have also heard that the first 500 would be given numbers at Delta but locked into their seat (most likely the 900) so there is a manageable training schedule at Pinnacle and the regional feed would not be interrupted- to me this is unlikely

But who really knows what Delta will do.

 

[Clutch]

Yeah delta (the company with the most applications on file) is lurking through Pinnacle pilots' records to determine who they will hire next

 

[mesaba13]

I am not so sure they want to say no to most right now because of the amount of additional attrition this would cause. I think they want to be able to say yes to as many as they can in order to keep 9E staffed. However, they do want to be able to say no the knuckleheads that have busted every possible check-ride and/or have negative things in their personal file. Just think about the picture of a candidate you can paint by looking at a 10 year HR file. Sick calls, disciplinary actions, check-ride failures, training issues. (PRIA is only 5 years) What better screening can you think of than having full access to all of this information? Any other screening tool, testing, etc is just a guess.

“Past behavior is the best predictor of future performance”. Lou Adler, business recruiter and author of “The One Question Interview”

 

[jynxyjericho]

Yeah delta (the company with the most applications on file) is lurking through Pinnacle pilots' records to determine who they will hire next

Oh they're probably just seeing if they can feed them through some computer to pull useful information. Highlight the check airmen and... some other notable crewmembers (hehe) and get them in the front of the line. Us mere mortals will be passed over.

 

[i fly boxes]

Not everyone will participate in this, there are people at the top that wont do it so they could get farther down faster than we think. I wish the company and or union would put out something saying how its going to go

 

[jynxyjericho]

Not everyone will participate in this, there are people at the top that wont do it so they could get farther down faster than we think. I wish the company and or union would put out something saying how its going to go

No one knows exactly yet, very fuzzy math we are dealing with .

 

[filejw]

I have heard interviewing all 2300 pilots by the end of the year to form that pool. -this could be so they can say no to most and take their most highly sought after sons, daughters, nieces and nephews who have 2500 hours and no PIC-"but have the highest amount of potential to look good in a Delta Hat and double breasted coat"

I have also heard that Delta HR is already poking around all the pilot records

I have also heard that the first 500 would be given numbers at Delta but locked into their seat (most likely the 900) so there is a manageable training schedule at Pinnacle and the regional feed would not be interrupted- to me this is unlikely

But who really knows what Delta will do.

Poking around, I would be more surprised if they didn't but interviewing 2300 pilots in 7 months? They don't have the capability and everthing else is just somebody guessing. FYI the people they hire usually have a little something extra on their r?sum? ,volunteer work , Masters in something ,check pilot and Military helps..