I attended Delta Connection Academy. Earned my CFI and CFII and was found 'unworthy' of being part of their instructor cadre. While I upgraded to Captain at ExpressJet, some who were instructors and check airmen while I was at the academy were still FOs at Comair or Chitaqua and a long way from upgrade. Piss off the staff and you will never see that interview. Instructors would get hired at Comair or Chitaqua and it would take another 6-9 months for them to get a class date. In the mean time, the school got to keep an instructor who had paid off the 800 hour dual given requirement time and again. Oh, and the 'jet transition' course is a complete waste of your time. Any regional that hires you will give you that jet transition course.
While they do provide an outstanding knowledge base to start your flying career off of, they have too many negatives I've personally witnessed:
- Grossly expensive
- Lots of politics, those with previous aeronautical experience and who are able to think for themselves do not do well there
- Lots of the instructors are just filling their logbooks. They will do just enough to get you through. You have to get yourself through.
- Retaining the untrainable in courses they will never get through to milk money out of them before they wash out
What the others posted here about Comair and the state of the regional airlines right now is dead on as well. Mesabe appears to be the clear winner in the Delta Connection sweepstakes right now. Oh, and Delta just announced last week that domestic capacity will be cut 8-10% next year. I suspect most of those cuts will come from Comair and ASA, which is also bleeding profusely.
Sorry to rain on your parade. I would recommend staying away from any operation that guarantees a job or job interview or a speedy ticket (private in 8 days!). The only true guarantee is they will take as much of your money as they can before you walk out their door.
Look at reputable places like the University of North Dakota or Kansas State. Just google 'flight training'
Good luck