Did all the NWA pilots go through all the hoops, interviews and were screened? How about all the ex Western pilots? How about all the pilots from the regional that merged with Delta many years ago( was it Northeastern,New England or something like that?) I don't work for Compass, but if you are saying they have to be interviewed and screened to be "good enough" for Delta I say that's bull%$#@. I'm sure there are a few "old timers" at NWA that maybe don't have a degree. Are they "good enough". Maybe some that couldn't pass the Psycho. test. Are they "good enough"? If you want Compass on your list, then just staple them and be done with it. I live in the Peachtree City area and believe me I know that most of the Delta pilots are great guys and gals, the fact is, you've got some nut cases too. I read about them in the paper. They got through all the hoops and screening too!! And you're worried that some of the regional guys/ gals may not be "good enough".
GMAFB!!
I am sure that with all your experience you understand that when you merge with a carrier like NWA all of the pilots come with the carrier. I am sure that if DAL had its way they all would have re-interviewed, but thank GOD for ALPA. That is never going to be an issue.
As for it being more stringent. To the interviewer it is. They are looking for different things. Flt time is not the only qualifier. Fact is that personality is almost as important as the other skills. When I did my ASA interview back in the day, it was total BS. Basically, when can you start??
I know it has changed and much of that is due to the hard work of one woman. But the fact is that what it takes to get though the door at a regional is a joke compared to what it takes to just get an interview here. I know, I am very familiar with the process.
Towards the end of the hiring in 08 we were having a hard time finding people that were considered qualified. We had over 12,000 applications, so yes, just to get a offer is next to impossible, add to that, that about 75% fail that interview.
Four parts, and three of the four are a one time chance. Yep, I think it is different. Just to put it in to light. There have been people that could not get through initial at DAL, they are fired, gone for good. Now the same thing has happened at regionals, and the response is that you are let go, go get some fight time and call us back when you have 800-1000 hrs. They do and they come back.
It is not that you are not "qualified" to fly the airplane. It is a question of whether or not you are the person that will fit in the family. Almost everyone I fly with shares a lot in common with me. There is none of this who's is bigger or better, or smarter crap. We all know that we all had to have the same above average qualifications to get an interview, and the same overall personality to get the job.
As has been stated some nut jobs get through the testing, and some people that should be here get turned down. It goes with the process.
If I could take all DCI pilots and put them on the list, I would, but my glasses are not rose colored, and I like to look for realistic goals.