Delta hiring 1,800 flight attendants
Aug 22, 2014, 6:43 pm
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Delta hiring 1,800 flight attendants
Aug 22, 2014, 9:42 pm
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Agreed. Would not be surprised if the end up hiring a lot of the FA's from the regional airlines who have basically been working as Delta FA's already.
Aug 25, 2014, 6:54 am
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I would be surprised if they simply hire the herd of regional airline FAs. Normally, I see a real difference in customer service competence between mainline DL staff and those on the contract carriers. (I'm not in a position to comment on the relative safety and emergency capabilities).
This will be an important hiring class for Delta. The last number I saw put the mean age of flight attendants in the US at 48. So, this new group will represent the future of cabin service. Maybe Delta is like me - I'd rather hire and train new minds instead of breaking habits and reforming people with other experiences.
This will be an important hiring class for Delta. The last number I saw put the mean age of flight attendants in the US at 48. So, this new group will represent the future of cabin service. Maybe Delta is like me - I'd rather hire and train new minds instead of breaking habits and reforming people with other experiences.
Aug 25, 2014, 9:38 am
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My guess is that Delta has been slowly moving away from smaller contract carriers like Sky West, and replacing those routes with their own small-medium aircraft. I heard they were having trouble with those carriers being reliable, and the purchase of SW aircraft were going to be used to replace some of those routes at less cost, more reliability, and in house.
Aug 25, 2014, 9:42 am
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I think they are also expanding their international presence. Many of those jobs are for a variety of spoken languages.
Aug 25, 2014, 1:27 pm
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I know of a number of 50+ individuals have been hired as FAs in the last 5-6 years, I'd have a hard time imagining them have any issues in that regard (ageism). If you are 50+ and can fluently speak a language other than English they will definitely give you every opportunity to score a job.
Aug 25, 2014, 1:38 pm
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I know of a number of 50+ individuals have been hired as FAs in the last 5-6 years, I'd have a hard time imagining them have any issues in that regard (ageism). If you are 50+ and can fluently speak a language other than English they will definitely give you every opportunity to score a job.
I think we should show this thread to all the high schoolers that complain about taking a foreign language - this is your meal ticket, kids!
I also really like the service of the veteran FA's, so I hope this doesn't mean there will be any inconvenience to those that have been serving DL/NW for so many years.
Aug 25, 2014, 3:24 pm
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My guess is that Delta has been slowly moving away from smaller contract carriers like Sky West, and replacing those routes with their own small-medium aircraft. I heard they were having trouble with those carriers being reliable, and the purchase of SW aircraft were going to be used to replace some of those routes at less cost, more reliability, and in house.
1800 FAs does seem like a LOT of projected growth (and/or retirements) though.
Aug 25, 2014, 3:24 pm
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I think we should show this thread to all the high schoolers that complain about taking a foreign language - this is your meal ticket, kids!
I also really like the service of the veteran FA's, so I hope this doesn't mean there will be any inconvenience to those that have been serving DL/NW for so many years.
I think we should show this thread to all the high schoolers that complain about taking a foreign language - this is your meal ticket, kids!
I also really like the service of the veteran FA's, so I hope this doesn't mean there will be any inconvenience to those that have been serving DL/NW for so many years.
Aug 25, 2014, 3:28 pm
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However, I always had the impression that one reason for outsourcing to the DLConnection carriers was to lower labor costs since those employees are generally on different pay scales and don't receive the same level of employee benefits that DL (mainline) employees do.
Aug 25, 2014, 4:08 pm
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Perhaps it will offset some of the losses over at CNN. Imagine, Wolf Blitzer could be your next FA.
http://www.ajc.com/news/business/tur...uts-lay/ng8g5/
http://www.ajc.com/news/business/tur...uts-lay/ng8g5/