DL Hiring: New Process
01-31-2024, 01:18 PM
#4841
New Hire
Joined APC: Sep 2023
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02-03-2024, 06:31 AM
#4842
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2011
Posts: 26
Has anyone taken the Aon Assessment recently? When I took it last week I only had 5 components (spatial orientation, deductive reasoning/shape sudoku, multitasking, ATC read backs and the personality questionnaire).
Wondering if that's normal and they changed up the assessment thing year or was mine missing components?
Wondering if that's normal and they changed up the assessment thing year or was mine missing components?
02-03-2024, 06:36 AM
#4843
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: window seat
Posts: 12,544
It was a combination of a lot of things, 2020 really set me back financially and then we had our first kid. Was contemplating going to an LCC but really couldnt take an even more dramatic pay cut for training since we were in the process of buying a house in 21. I then had about 4 years of logbook to catch up on. So this last year I worked a lot on the app and finally got it out there. All while that was happening the unoffical metering reared its ugly head, and now a lot of LCC's are not hiring anymore. I will still get my app out to other places as well, might even consider a lateral move to another non-delta regional.
As for the LCC's, I'd lean more that direction, but only for ones you could stand "getting stuck" at.
Things are still really good but there is a vibe of slowing down in the air. Not just the crocodile tears of DL going from 2000+ to "just" 1000+ a year, which is still stellar, but things in general. Spirit seems to be in worse shape than I realized. Things have a habbit of going the other way very fast with little notice in this industry. We simply can't count on bouncing to carryer XYZ then punching out to a first choice Legacy as soon as our app is updated. That might not be a thing tomorrow.
IIRC, you're a Captain at a regional who just bought a house which seems to imply that you're living fairly comfortably while you wait for even better opportunities. I'd be very hesitant to jump to parallel to another regional at the bottom of their list even as a "street Captain" and for sure as a junior FO. Once you get your 1000 PIC which it soulds like you have already (its not the hard competitive min it once was, but its still a very powerful resume enhancer) then I'd maybe look at the best of the LCC's that work for you and concentrate on those.
The concept of touching another airline to avoid "unofficial metering" and then bouncing directly to the Legacy of your choice is a gamble and right now IMO a much larger one than it was not that long ago. Fortune favors the bold and all that, I get it. But there's still zero guarantee you'd get a DL interview and no guarantee that you'd get the CJO anyway. Then what?
And this goes without saying, but look into AA UA and SW. Not only would any of those probably make it a little easier to get a DL call (Legacies love to poach from eachother when able) but all of them are excellent second choices and I only say that because you're implying your first choice is DL which I get. Any of them would be amazing career opportunities and shouldn't be overlooked JMHO.
02-03-2024, 08:18 AM
#4844
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Joined APC: Mar 2015
Position: stake holder ir.delta.com
Posts: 10,456
Never move laterally in a seniority system. Always improve your career because there's no telling when the music will stop and there aren't enough seats. CFI->regional->upgrade->LCC->upgrade->major skip any and all steps possible.
02-04-2024, 06:01 AM
#4845
On Reserve
Joined APC: Sep 2021
Posts: 10
I didn't see a group for the 3/12 Class date so I made this one.
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02-05-2024, 12:05 PM
#4849
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Joined APC: Jan 2015
Posts: 446
It was a combination of a lot of things, 2020 really set me back financially and then we had our first kid. Was contemplating going to an LCC but really couldnt take an even more dramatic pay cut for training since we were in the process of buying a house in 21. I then had about 4 years of logbook to catch up on. So this last year I worked a lot on the app and finally got it out there. All while that was happening the unoffical metering reared its ugly head, and now a lot of LCC's are not hiring anymore. I will still get my app out to other places as well, might even consider a lateral move to another non-delta regional.
I can understand finding the flights via the company... but how to you notate what was night or instrument or which were your landings, etc??
I can barely remember that after a day or two!!?
02-06-2024, 05:24 AM
#4850
Can’t find crew pickup
Joined APC: Jun 2021
Posts: 2,235
Just wondering - because I've seen this a lot on here . "I was 4 years behind on my logbook.." (or longer!!)
I can understand finding the flights via the company... but how to you notate what was night or instrument or which were your landings, etc??
I can barely remember that after a day or two!!?
I can understand finding the flights via the company... but how to you notate what was night or instrument or which were your landings, etc??
I can barely remember that after a day or two!!?
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