Competitive Mins for Delta?

[METARzan]

Just wondering what the competitive mins are for DELTA.

I've got about 5,000 total
1,000 Jet PIC
4000 part 121 time
2 letters of rec from Delta pilots
NO military time

I just submitted my app online and was trying to figure out if I should be getting a call soon, or not to hold my breath.

Thanks

 

[C-17 Driver]

I waited about 5 months from app to interview. I received the interview email about a week after I updated my app with an ATP (updated APP on 14 Jul, got email 24 jul) Prior to that, I just had the ATP written.

The gentleman who screens the apps said he literally has to go through thousands of APPS. He uses Airline Apps as a screening tool. I don't know what parameters he uses to look for particular candidates. I did not have any internal recs, walk-ins, or any recs on my app. If I knew what the code was, I would be sure to post it.

I interviewed successfully yesterday. Good Luck!

 

[Texx]

Just wondering what the competitive mins are for DELTA.

I've got about 5,000 total
1,000 Jet PIC
4000 part 121 time
2 letters of rec from Delta pilots
NO military time

I just submitted my app online and was trying to figure out if I should be getting a call soon, or not to hold my breath.

Thanks

They just hired a pilot from ASA with this...

1500tt
no PIC
approx 100 hours in the last year
scared to fly
"special projects person"
and had CT and BL pull strings to get him on at DAL.

 

[formerdal]

Have the guys that wrote your recs both call Capt. Crabie (sp?) in the hiring department. That should get you into the short stack of -to be reviewed-applicants...

Good luck

 

[Oakum_Boy]

If you're a chick who'll blow anyone, you can get hired.

 

[michael707767]

If you're a chick who'll blow anyone, you can get hired.

doesn't that apply to pretty much any job?

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Yes, just reiterating.

 

[instructordude]

Meet the mins and apply. You'll never know if you doesn't. It does help to know someone and you can get in the door with less time.

Lots of growth at Delta with new airlplanes and a new refreshed attitude. Delta is definietly where it is at.

 

[Schiphol]

I think you are in the ballpark for mins. Mil dudes seem to be around 2k (if single seat) and greater than 1500PIC. More time/ Less PIC for multiplace a/c (herc, , p-3, c17 etc.).

121 guys I interviewed with had about your times if I recall correctly.

Took 4 months to get the call for me. 6 days from email to interview.

s.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

You are qualified.
If you are referring to the person who used to work in scheduling and is one of our FO's, he is qualified. They went to great lengths to make sure that he would be successful before they brought him in. It is not just your total time and PIC that makes you a good candidate here. It is the total package. If you have interviewed, worked on special projects, etc, it looks just as good if not better than a ton of CRJ time. It is like a Liberal Arts degree, you are a well diversified person, that can do more than go from point A to point B. IE long term viability. They are looking for more than just line pilots. You could see that in some of the people that they hired in my class.

 

[Scrapdog]

Meet the mins and apply. You'll never know if you doesn't. It does help to know someone and you can get in the door with less time.

Lots of growth at Delta with new airlplanes and a new refreshed attitude. Delta is definietly where it is at.

Jesus christ dude - if that is you in your avatar, you are by far the biggest f'in dork in the book. For all the DAL guys worth 2 cents...I'm so sorry you have to deal with this instructorqueer who has absolutely zero SA in an airplane and his highest qual is an F/O at GoJet. Absolutely pathetic.

 

[701EV]

ACL,

Did he get online at ASA about a year ago?

701EV

 

[citabriapilot]

My cousin's wife got a call 3 days after applying. 3,600 total; 1500-ish TPIC, and only 250-ish multi. Mostly Caravan operations in Africa.

Hired.

 

[LandGreen]

My next door neighbor just got hired too! He just graduated from that truck driving academy and thought he'd give airline driving a try. He was able to convince the interviewers... and got the job. He reports to 767 ER school next week!

Some guys get all the breaks in life! To make matters worse...once the word got out he got on with Delta...he ended up hooking up with the best lookin 22 y/o in Atlanta!!

 

[Caveman]

You are qualified.
If you are referring to the person who used to work in scheduling and is one of our FO's, he is qualified. They went to great lengths to make sure that he would be successful before they brought him in. It is not just your total time and PIC that makes you a good candidate here. It is the total package. If you have interviewed, worked on special projects, etc, it looks just as good if not better than a ton of CRJ time. It is like a Liberal Arts degree, you are a well diversified person, that can do more than go from point A to point B. IE long term viability. They are looking for more than just line pilots. You could see that in some of the people that they hired in my class.

Hmmm. My mistake, I thought the ad said they were hiring PILOTS.

 

[cocknbull]

My next door neighbor just got hired too! He just graduated from that truck driving academy and thought he'd give airline driving a try. He was able to convince the interviewers... and got the job. He reports to 767 ER school next week!

Some guys get all the breaks in life! To make matters worse...once the word got out he got on with Delta...he ended up hooking up with the best lookin 22 y/o in Atlanta!!

I don't remember that dude, but good on him.

I don't think instructor dude works at DAL. To my knowledge only two GJ pilots got on here. There have been several letters written to ALPA about that. It seems that many don't want them in the association.

 

[N311HK]

I was asked about the GJ issue in my interview being a former waterskier. So they obviously know about it. And I had an ASA FO in my interview, he seemed like he had it together.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

It is funny. I had one of those guys in my class. He did not have any questions about it. He was not given any guff about it either. I guess it was the other one that made the big stink about the seniority issue. I am sure that is where all of this is coming from.

They are hiring pilots, but as you know not all pilots stay line pilots. That is the point. They are looking for people that they can look to in the future. This is after they have been on line for a few years. I am sure that they will be the ones to fill the coveted positions in the future. DAL always hires these people in the front of the wave.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Hmmm. My mistake, I thought the ad said they were hiring PILOTS.

Yeah and they also prefer masters course work. Get serious, they will take who they want and when they want. We all know that DAL is the apex of the MCI friends and family plan.

 

[PCL_128]

It is the total package. If you have interviewed, worked on special projects, etc, it looks just as good if not better than a ton of CRJ time.

Translation: DAL is looking for a bunch of company men that won't "stir up trouble" come contract time.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Probably true.
On that subject. I think that with all of the regional guys that they are hiring, there will be a little more fight than they are hoping for.

 

[cocknbull]

It is funny. I had one of those guys in my class. He did not have any questions about it. He was not given any guff about it either. I guess it was the other one that made the big stink about the seniority issue. I am sure that is where all of this is coming from.

I would hope no one would act like a child towards a coworker. At the same time a well written letter to ALPA is about the only professional outlet one can voice their opinion on the matter.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Quite true, but I am not sure how much pull ALPA has in the hiring process.

 

[cocknbull]

I don't think they have much say about hiring either.

 

[instructordude]

Jesus christ dude - if that is you in your avatar, you are by far the biggest f'in dork in the book. For all the DAL guys worth 2 cents...I'm so sorry you have to deal with this instructorqueer who has absolutely zero SA in an airplane and his highest qual is an F/O at GoJet. Absolutely pathetic.

My avatar speaks a lot....Excited, hungry to fly big jets, international.....

What is wrong with that?

As far a SA, how would you know?

You need to grow up and get a different attitude if you expect to survive in this industry.

 

[Scrapdog]

My avatar speaks a lot....Excited, hungry to fly big jets, international.....

What is wrong with that?

As far a SA, how would you know?

You need to grow up and get a different attitude if you expect to survive in this industry.

Nice headset clown. If you wanted to survive in this industry, you should have thought about that long and hard prior to signing the dotted line for GoJets.

 

[instructordude]

Nice headset clown. If you wanted to survive in this industry, you should have thought about that long and hard prior to signing the dotted line for GoJets.

It's not the Army, we don't sign on the dotted line at most of these places. It's a job, welcome to the civilian world.

BTW, did the Army Academy teach you such nice language like Jesus Christ dude, F'in Dork :laugh: , instructorqueer, pathetic, clown?

Oh and I don't know if you realize this but Delta will hire who they want and really could care less about Gojet. Also, you're really not any kind of witness to judge who is worth two cents at any airline.

 

[GogglesPisano]

here fishy, fishy, fishy

You guys are so gullible.

$50 says Instructordude has never touched an airplane.

:smash:

 

[wmuflyguy]

He looks like someone you would see on "To catch a predator"

 

[Scrapdog]

It's not the Army, we don't sign on the dotted line at most of these places. It's a job, welcome to the civilian world.

I'm not in the Army either idiot - however "signing the dotted line" is a catch phrase people use to describe signing a contract to start with a certain company or corporation. I can garauntee you I've had a job in the civilian world a lot longer than you.

BTW, did the Army Academy teach you such nice language like Jesus Christ dude, F'in Dork :laugh: , instructorqueer, pathetic, clown?

Again no such thing as the Army Academy. However, I learned Jesus Christ at a young age, F'in Dork when I was probably in the 2nd or 3rd grade, instructorqueer from reading your absolutely retarded posts, pathetic in the 2nd or 3rd grade as well, and clown from watching the circus when I was a young child. You know, those guys are the ones with the floppy shoes and big red nose that run around with absolutely no clue on what they're doing and look extremely silly and sophmoric doing it. A perfect fit for an individual such as yourself.

Oh and I don't know if you realize this but Delta will hire who they want and really could care less about Gojet. Also, you're really not any kind of witness to judge who is worth two cents at any airline.

I do realize this and I beg to differ 100%. Delta very much cares about hiring qualified candidates that are of high caliber. GoJet neither produces qualified candidates nor ones of high caliber. They DON'T want someone like you.