Delta to consolidate training centers
06-07-2011, 05:17 PM
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Delta MSP Training Center to close
I trained there, it's a great facility, but this was expected.
Delta announces plans to consolidate facilities - Yahoo! Finance
Hope they'll be able to keep up the training schedule in the future...bandwidth is now more limited in the training pipeline.
Delta announces plans to consolidate facilities - Yahoo! Finance
Hope they'll be able to keep up the training schedule in the future...bandwidth is now more limited in the training pipeline.
06-07-2011, 05:17 PM
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Delta to consolidate training centers
from the All Pilot Letter* --
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This will be interesting. Last time it took them almost 400 days to train A320 pilots for an AE (aircraft entitlement) that had a 210 day conversion window. This is probably why Chris Fredericks (new fleet training captain for 737 AND 320) has been pushing to modify the 320 curriculum to the Delta South standard (more home study CBT and less formalized training).
What a shame, every Delta South pilot I've flown with appreciated the "old way" of training up in MSP.
(Letter deleted out. It is a copyrighted letter)
This will be interesting. Last time it took them almost 400 days to train A320 pilots for an AE (aircraft entitlement) that had a 210 day conversion window. This is probably why Chris Fredericks (new fleet training captain for 737 AND 320) has been pushing to modify the 320 curriculum to the Delta South standard (more home study CBT and less formalized training).
What a shame, every Delta South pilot I've flown with appreciated the "old way" of training up in MSP.
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Sad to see it go. I wonder how many instructors will drop out due to the commute.
06-07-2011, 05:26 PM
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On an up note, this may give Delta a closer look at the 320, potentially the confidence to buy into the NEO program going forward.
06-07-2011, 05:31 PM
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06-07-2011, 05:31 PM
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If they'd give these guys positive space and hotels they could probably keep some talent during the transition until a pool of South guys could be built up. This move concerns me as we already have crews flying these things with less than 200 hours between them, to only be taught by people even less familiar with Airbus products in general.
On an up note, this may give Delta a closer look at the 320, potentially the confidence to buy into the NEO program going forward.
On an up note, this may give Delta a closer look at the 320, potentially the confidence to buy into the NEO program going forward.
Now we'll all have to wear bullet proof vest and running shoes twice to training in ATL each year.
06-07-2011, 05:33 PM
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If they'd give these guys positive space and hotels they could probably keep some talent during the transition until a pool of South guys could be built up. This move concerns me as we already have crews flying these things with less than 200 hours between them, to only be taught by people even less familiar with Airbus products in general.
On an up note, this may give Delta a closer look at the 320, potentially the confidence to buy into the NEO program going forward.
On an up note, this may give Delta a closer look at the 320, potentially the confidence to buy into the NEO program going forward.
06-07-2011, 05:33 PM
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In one of the recent ad that talked about pilot training that they show before inflight movies, i hope the 4th floor in ATL knows the value of a good facility and the talent that the MSP sim guys bring to the table.
Now we'll all have to wear bullet proof vest and running shoes twice to training in ATL each year.
Now we'll all have to wear bullet proof vest and running shoes twice to training in ATL each year.
06-07-2011, 05:36 PM
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. I was in ATL for 2 weeks for Indoc and was solicited for $$$ about 6 times. 
06-07-2011, 05:38 PM
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All great points...I'm all for the company being efficient and saving $$$, I just hope the unintended consequences won't bite us when 800 pilots retire each year. Remember when Mx was taken away from Memphis, then we said "Oops!" and returned it? We'll see how this goes.
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