Delta Hiring?

[Truckdriver]

Hands down great quality..Abbotts

Except for their shirts....they suck. Buy the blazer from Abbots, pants at Dillards or any other mall store, hat from Premier Hats, and any shirt other than the Abbott shirt. The pockets will sit over your belly unless your belly also doubles as a tray table, in which case Abbot shirts may work fine.

 

[wings421]

I'd go with the Premier Hats too. I got the newhire package and the hat they give you from Bernard looks and feels like a ring attached to a 55 gallon trash bag. The Premier hats look a lot like the Bancroft. I'll be buying one once I get my use out of the Bernard cap (or my head changes size).

 

[MJ42]

I'd go with the Premier Hats too. I got the newhire package and the hat they give you from Bernard looks and feels like a ring attached to a 55 gallon trash bag. The Premier hats look a lot like the Bancroft. I'll be buying one once I get my use out of the Bernard cap (or my head changes size).

Thanks for the info, as for shirts, best by far are from www.pilotshirts.com(code TOFSE). Tapered, backing for wings, velcro flap pockets and quality made.

Now back to the topic, what do you think of my reply Fins?

 

[767/757]

P.S. our uniform memo today...what's better quality: Abbotts, M+H or the stop over store?

Abbotts is the best for uniform jacket, shirts (eye holes for wings), hat - pants are fairly easy to match.

Can you post a copy of the memo?

 

[FBN0223]

Interesting thought. I've heard unsubstantiated rumors about this. It would be an easy transition for DC-9 to MD-88.

Easy transition from a NW B757 to a DL B757 also. Sign me up. I'll throw on that double-breasted uniform a few months early. Going to be weird answering to the Delta call sign or initiating a call to ATC. "Northwe...I mean, um...ah...er.. Delta 123."

Looking forward to it guys and gals.

later

FBN

 

[michael707767]

Except for their shirts....they suck. Buy the blazer from Abbots, pants at Dillards or any other mall store, hat from Premier Hats, and any shirt other than the Abbott shirt. The pockets will sit over your belly unless your belly also doubles as a tray table, in which case Abbot shirts may work fine.

I second that. The Abbots uniform jacket is great. The shirts are built for folks who weight 270 pounds. They need to offer a slim fit.

 

[Linedriver]

Any idea what the adjusted ALV on the 88 would be for the spring of '09?

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Yes, the LOA is posted on the DALPA portal.

 

[rf285]

I can't make much sense of the LOA. Is it way above 82? Perhaps 87?

 

[sewerpiper]

For the delta guys on here, is it true that CS is pretty good about dropping trips? I have a business and am looking to jump ship from my current airline (awac) to another airline I can treat like a hobby, i.e. fly only one trip a month.

 

[Noserider76]

For the delta guys on here, is it true that CS is pretty good about dropping trips? I have a business and am looking to jump ship from my current airline (awac) to another airline I can treat like a hobby, i.e. fly only one trip a month.

Nope.

 

[General Lee]

For the delta guys on here, is it true that CS is pretty good about dropping trips? I have a business and am looking to jump ship from my current airline (awac) to another airline I can treat like a hobby, i.e. fly only one trip a month.

Ummmmm no. Anyway, did talk to a sim guy today who said they were told that we will ramp up hiring in the Spring. He didn't know the numbers, though.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[propdog]

For the delta guys on here, is it true that CS is pretty good about dropping trips? I have a business and am looking to jump ship from my current airline (awac) to another airline I can treat like a hobby, i.e. fly only one trip a month.

Hahahaha!!

 

[007]

So after the merger is complete is the Delta hiring team continuing to do the hiring?? If so am I now screwed for 2 legacies because of the Psychobabble dude at Delta?

 

[ACL65PILOT]

From what I understand, the guys that were doing DAL's hiring up to May of this year are the same group that will be doing the hiring needed for next year.

 

[EMBpilot]

For the delta guys on here, is it true that CS is pretty good about dropping trips? I have a business and am looking to jump ship from my current airline (awac) to another airline I can treat like a hobby, i.e. fly only one trip a month.

Well, depends..
If you are number 1 currently at your airline it'll be hard to beat.

Delta is my 4th airline and is by far "side business" friendliest i.e. they don't force you to fly a lot - based on my previous experiences.

Just like almost everywhere else you can put a trip up on the swap board and maybe fellow pilots will take it. You can ask the PBS to fly minimum. The average lines have less time that at most airlines.

I bid reserve in a well staffed category and fly literally one 3-4 day trip in every six weeks - 2 months, but of course your business has to be flexible enough to handle reserve lifestyle.

Occasionally lines offered with no flying on them at all (SIL's). They pay 55 hours and have no obligation to Delta at all for the whole month. Of course you have to be somewhat senior to get them.