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01-14-2013, 02:35 PM

#11

SmitteyB

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Quote:

Originally Posted by trip

DL has no intention of hiring you, but they desperately need your vote

Nominee - POST OF THE DAY.

So sad, but true.

01-14-2013, 02:40 PM

#12

FmrFreightDog

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Joined APC: Sep 2006

Position: Starboard Side, weekends & holidays.

Posts: 856

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

The Bridge agreement specifically states that all applicants must meet Delta's published hiring requirements.

If this is real, it is beyond wrong.

Without seeing the actual letter, I'd be extremely hard pressed to believe this. If it was real it'd be called MOU blah blah blah or LOA blah blah blah... not something as cool and dastardly sounding as "THE VAULT LETTER"

01-14-2013, 02:40 PM

#13

block30

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Position: In favor of good things, not in favor of bad things

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Just curious about Delta's medical examination they give you? Is it pretty a whole first class medical screening?

01-14-2013, 02:55 PM

#14

80ktsClamp

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Quote:

Originally Posted by block30

Just curious about Delta's medical examination they give you? Is it pretty a whole first class medical screening?

First class plus EKG, blood drawn by a lady that has no idea how to find a vein, and a hearing test.

01-14-2013, 04:11 PM

#15

Doug Masters

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

First class plus EKG, blood drawn by a lady that has no idea how to find a vein, and a hearing test.

And she touched my thingies

01-14-2013, 04:22 PM

#16

80ktsClamp

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Masters

And she touched my thingies

I had suppressed that memory I guess.

Might I suggest to the DL guys to contact your reps on this. Not only has 9E gone around DALPA and negotiated with DL mainline directly (major issue, but the national lawyers are turning a blind eye to it), but now they are apparently going to get lowered qualification requirements.

01-14-2013, 04:23 PM

#17

Vikz09

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonny Drama

I can't comment for Pinnacle, but of the 300ish flow eligible Compass pilots my guess is fewer than 10 do not have a degree. In fact it was required to have a degree at Compass for most of the airline's brief history.

Not true. There are two pilots I know who flowed that did not have degrees. 1 is still at Delta and a very good pilot as he was my sim partner at Compass. I say it without reservation that he is very good at his profession. The second was the notorious individual who was given many chances to be successful but never seized the opportunity.

01-14-2013, 06:47 PM

#18

xjcrew1

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Quit worrying about 10 pilots who don't have a college degree. YOU need to worry about these alliances that just got signed with the European airlines. That's what will eventually take YOUR blessed Delta job away.

01-14-2013, 07:07 PM

#19

johnso29

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Originally Posted by xjcrew1

Not really. We have protections against those in our contract.

01-14-2013, 07:12 PM

#20

Phuz

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Joined APC: Dec 2007

Position: DTW 717A

Posts: 1,099

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikz09

He said fewer than 10. You cite 2. How is his statement false? I think he is accurate. And about 9 of the 10 are ex ata/independence air guys with 10-20k hours.