Delta New Hire Class dates

[Gigiddy Goo]

Any Delta guys that could answer this would be greatly appreciated.

I am currently on furlough from Delta (non-pilot) and the choices on airline apps are for active Delta employee and former Delta employee. My status on the recall page in Dlnet is "current employee, inactive." Which of the above do I use?

TIA

 

[DAL737FO]

Straight from the pilot selection board yesterday. The only thing that will very the rate of hiring is availability of simulators and the rate of return of Mil leave guys/gals.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

Straight from the pilot selection board yesterday. The only thing that will very the rate of hiring is availability of simulators and the rate of return of Mil leave guys/gals.

Not the economy or price of oil? Or merger?

Just curious.

 

[Helos2Galaxy]

Spoke with a management pilot yesterday. With the age 65 rule now in effect, Delta's plan is to hire ~~400 this year, down from ~~ 600.

 

[DAL737FO]

Not the economy or price of oil? Or merger?

Just curious.

Not from what he said. We just announced that we picked up 2 more of the American (former TWA) 757's. These are eventually going to fly international which requires more crews. So basically we are just trying to fill seats in aircraft that are already slated for arrival in 08. (We also really don't have any retirements here at Delta since most of our old guys took the money and ran) So hiring is for growth only.

I'm using the hiring selection board as an indicator of when a merger may be announced. If something comes out of pilot selection like "We are going to have a hold on hiring for a couple of months to catch up on ......(insert excuse here)" Then I'm going to be watching the financial sections more closely.

 

[michael707767]

Spoke with a management pilot yesterday. With the age 65 rule now in effect, Delta's plan is to hire ~~400 this year, down from ~~ 600.

so even though we were only going to retire about 60 pilots this year, the age 65 rule changes the hiring by 200? Hiring may go down by 200 this year due to other factors, but not because of age 65.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

Not from what he said. We just announced that we picked up 2 more of the American (former TWA) 757's. These are eventually going to fly international which requires more crews. So basically we are just trying to fill seats in aircraft that are already slated for arrival in 08. (We also really don't have any retirements here at Delta since most of our old guys took the money and ran) So hiring is for growth only.

I'm using the hiring selection board as an indicator of when a merger may be announced. If something comes out of pilot selection like "We are going to have a hold on hiring for a couple of months to catch up on ......(insert excuse here)" Then I'm going to be watching the financial sections more closely.

Yeah, I was just wondering. The wheels are begining to come of the industry bus, yet the Delta and CO hiring threads still keep on truckin'.

As for mergers, bankruptcies, or CEO bowel movements, we will be the last to know.

 

[Helos2Galaxy]

so even though we were only going to retire about 60 pilots this year, the age 65 rule changes the hiring by 200? Hiring may go down by 200 this year due to other factors, but not because of age 65.

Yes, by 200 because part of the equation is also the five year longevity the senior pilots will add to our list.

Of course the 600 to 400 number is from a mid level amnagement bubba and only valid as of yesterday.........

 

[Jet Wash]

Number 2 is not correct either. Spoke to crew resources yesterday and was told there will be an AE sometime in Feb.

 

[jrcpilot]

Airline Pilot Central under Delta up till last week said 625 with 35 every two weeks.. Now it just says 500 and the 35 every two weeks is gone. Who updates Airline Pilot Central? They got the info from somewhere..

Info on Airline Pilot Central sometimes is outdated and the information there comes from second hand sources from what I understand. I would use that as a gage at best.