When Delta starts hiring in the next 12-18 months, I have been told they will need 600-800 pilots per year with 70+ 717s, 20+ MD90s and 100+ 737-900ERs coming online (plus normal attrition). Reading the other boards, you get a sense that many people who would have considered the ME (or some currently employed there) will be looking at the US legacies including Delta, UAL and soon American Airlines (AA) will be hiring again.
What's the point? The ME and Chinese/Korean airlines better start improving their terms if they want to hold on to many of the American Expats. Probably good news for us Europeans who will take the vacated positions with EK, QR, FlyDubai and others...
Last edited by Iver; 24th Mar 2013 at 02:25.