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jordane93 said:
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You’ve got upper management written all over you!
 
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As long as you push the right buttons, you'll be Captain soon and upper management shortly. Congratulations!
 
Larry in TN said:
Yep. That's the suit. Everyone immediately knows what you're there for.
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It’s funny. The hiring manager brought us in to a conference room in the beginning and jokingly told us that the people that weren’t wearing blue suits and red ties aren’t going to get the job:D
 
Hearty congratulations. Delta's a fine organization, and I wish you the very best.

And thanks for the shout-out to the Board; we have quite a few here who started out as pilot wannabes, and are now successful pros. The PoA "family" is proud, too!
 
Bill Jennings said:
Congrats, you lucky dog! Speaking of dog, how much longer is Delta going to fly the MDs anyway?
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That depends on how long it takes Airbus to get their act together and start delivering the A321 NEO’s. They are way behind!
 
Congrats and welcome! (and thanks for bumping my seniority up another one)

I've been on mil leave for 4 years so I can't say my DAL knowledge is very current, but I'm happy to share what I know. With your regional experience you'll get the hang of bidding and all that in about 2 days (I'm still a little clueless). Remember you have a 2 year seat lock but that's only seat, not base so if you get a chance to get the 73, take it no matter where the base is. You'll be able to AE to NYC and likely be based there before you finish training.

Good luck and welcome to Delta Air Lines!
 
Just want to update you all. I’ve been offered a March 3rd class. I’m a little bummed because most of the people that I interviewed with got classes in February but since I’m Endeavor, they are starting to meter us (which they didn’t say was part of the program) but it is what it is. In a few weeks I’ll bid for my base and equipment!
 
jordane93 said:
Day 1 consisted of HR panel, job knowledge test (60 question, 60 minute ATP style), cognitive test (similar to luminosity), 240 question personality test.

The HR panel consisted of an HR rep, current CA, and retired CA. It was very conversational, talked about my app, why I chose my college, why did you fail calculus the first time:), etc. Surprisingly only 1 tell me about a time question, and decent amount of what would you do scenarios. The whole thing lasted 45 minutes but get a lot shorter. The guys in the panel were awesome and made me feel at ease.

We took a break for lunch before switching to the testing section. The first was the cog test. We did tasks such as balancing a ball on beam with the left and right key, pattern recognition, audio pattern recognition, etc. Kind of like an IQ test. All the different cog tests were timed so you needed to be accurate as well as timely. Next was the personality test with random questions/statements graded on strongly disagree to strongly agree. That was straight forward. Next was the job knowledge test which mostly consisted of aerodynamics, turbine operations and pilot math like descent planning.

After the testing was complete we reconvened in the waiting area. It felt like forever until they started calling names. If your name was called that was a bad thing. 5 guys didn’t get the job. 3 military, 1 regional captain and 1 corporate guy. After, the hiring manager congratulated us and another HR person came in to do the on boarding which consisted of fingerprinting, drug test, etc.

Day 2 was A LOT more relaxed. It started with a 567 question MMPI-2 test which consisted of questions or statements and you had to answer true or false. They were weird. Do you enjoy torturing animals, do you like fire, etc. I actually had to redo this test which the proctor said wasn’t a big deal because I was too neutral I guess and the test psychologist could not validate the test. While waiting to retake, I got drug tested, fingerprinted, and badged. I retook the test and the psychologist brought me into the room and said the first test was invalid and the second test was valid so we were on the right track. Talked for about 35 minutes just about life, relationships, stressful situations and I was on my way. About 10 minutes later the psych evaluation passed and the hiring manager shook my hand again and said welcome to Delta. It was definitely one of the most stressful 2 days in my life but it was a great experience. This board has helped me a lot and I thank the moderators for keeping this board awesome! To think I was instructing back in 2016 and now working for a legacy at 26 is a dream come true!
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So did you or didn't you like fire? There would be no airplanes without fire. Congrats!!!
 
Congrats and welcome! I'd vote for the 320...makes the transition to 330 much easier later on. :D That said, I certainly understand wanting to fly with your dad.
 
At this pace, you’re gonna max out their Captain pay scale before you hit 50!
 
Congratulations!

I’m pretty low time, but I hear in Wuhan they’ll take fairly relaxed experience standards for atp’s. I even have a uniform picked out!
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Velocity173 said:
At this pace, you’re gonna max out their Captain pay scale before you hit 50!
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My friend is 24 and in the same class as me and he got awarded 757/767. He’s going to have a nice career! I’m just excited to be back in the right seat with little responsibilities haha. Plus now I can say I have a DC9 type in a few months!
 
Surprising turn of events. Some of the bids in our class got messed up and unfortunately that changed my aircraft and base to ATL MD88. I may be the only person who wants to be based in NYC that got ATL! The good news is this fleet is going away by the end of the year and I can get back to NYC in a year. Yesterday was our new hire dinner and we finish Indoc on Friday.

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Jordan it looks like you got super lucky! Just reading that Delta has suspended hiring and is cutting back flight schedules. I hope that won't hurt you and that you got in right before the cuts!
 
jspilot said:
Jordan it looks like you got super lucky! Just reading that Delta has suspended hiring and is cutting back flight schedules. I hope that won't hurt you and that you got in right before the cuts!
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Heard this as well. Once the hysteria passes, things will get back to normal. Stay fluid, and congrats. Enjoy living the dream!
 
jordane93 said:
Surprising turn of events. Some of the bids in our class got messed up and unfortunately that changed my aircraft and base to ATL MD88. I may be the only person who wants to be based in NYC that got ATL! The good news is this fleet is going away by the end of the year and I can get back to NYC in a year. Yesterday was our new hire dinner and we finish Indoc on Friday.

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Awesome that you get to fly the Mad Dog!
 
Congrats on the job. Sorry about the scheduling scramble. Hope and pray things go smoothly despite the world's circumstances. Super happy for you!
 
Let us know when you are in Atlanta with time to kill. There’s several of us on the board here.
 
Congrats bro. Now go live our dream!
 
Terrible news... :D

Congratz!
 
I have a friend flying 88's out of ATL as well. FO probably 1 or 2 years ahead of you.
 
Ed Bastian memo 13 Mar.

"Earlier this week, I updated you on the steps we are taking to protect our people, our customers and our business amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. In just the few days since, the situation has worsened considerably, with large public events cancelled, businesses suspending travel, and popular destinations facing heightened government travel restrictions, including a 30-day ban to continental Europe announced Wednesday night.

Demand for travel is declining at an accelerated pace daily, driving an unprecedented revenue impact. Cancellations are rising dramatically with net bookings now negative for travel over the next four weeks. To put that in perspective, we’re currently seeing more cancellations than new bookings over the next month.

The speed of the demand fall-off is unlike anything we’ve seen – and we’ve seen a lot in our business. We are moving quickly to preserve cash and protect our company. And with revenues dropping, we must be focused on taking costs out of our business.

In order to do this, we are taking difficult but determined actions to protect the financial position of the company. These include:
  • An overall capacity reduction in the next few months of 40 percent – the largest capacity reduction in Delta’s history, including 2001.
  • Elimination of flying to continental Europe for the next 30 days, which could be extended. We will maintain service to London.
  • Parking up to 300 aircraft as our reduced capacity requires a substantially smaller fleet.
  • Deferring new aircraft deliveries to manage our reduced capacity and preserve cash.
  • Reducing capital expenditures by at least $2 billion for the year, including delaying aircraft mods, IT initiatives and other opportunities to preserve cash.
  • Immediately offering voluntary short-term, unpaid leaves as well as an immediate hiring freeze.
  • Substantially reducing the use of consultants and contractors.


We’ll be making more critical decisions on our response in days to come. The situation is fluid and likely to be getting worse. But what hasn’t changed is this: Delta remains better-positioned to weather a storm of this magnitude than ever before in our history. We’ve spent a decade building a strong, resilient airline powered by the best professionals in the business. We will get through this, and taking strong, decisive action now will ensure that we are properly positioned to recover our business when customers start to travel again.

In coming days and weeks, every one of us will have an opportunity to contribute to Delta’s durability. That ranges from considering a voluntary leave that works for you and your family, to identifying opportunities to save money in your division or department, to volunteering for the Peach Corps to help our customers and colleagues at the airport. I ask all of you to see what you can do to help us save cash.

In light of these developments, I’m foregoing 100 percent of my salary, effective immediately, for the next six months.

We are in discussions with the White House and Congress regarding the support they can provide to help us through this period. I’m optimistic we will receive their support. That said, the form and value is unpredictable, and we can’t put our company’s future at risk waiting on aid from our government.

Above all, nothing is more important than the care, safety and health of our customers and each other. That includes the many steps we are taking to keep our planes and facilities clean and disinfected, as well as our never-ending commitment to flight safety even among these distractions. We need to assure our customers it is safe to fly in all respects, now more than ever. We also understand the need for social distancing as a means to protect our customers and each other, and we encourage all of our people to be mindful of every opportunity to reduce the risk of transmission at work and in your daily lives. This is a severe crisis.

I know many of the newer members of the Delta family have never experienced this level of uncertainty in our business. Your veteran colleagues will tell you that we have been through turbulent times before, and what has always carried us through has been our commitment to our values, our culture and each other. I am confident that we will emerge from this crisis as a strong, trusted global brand that truly connects the world like no other. And we will be stronger for having gone through this experience.

I continue to be honored and humbled to lead this team. I will give you another update early next week. Thank you for all that you are doing, and will continue to do in the days ahead, to care for the Delta family and our customers.

Ed"
 
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