Getting back to the US legacies and their attrition replacement efforts, Delta is putting on its OWN pilot career fair at the HQ (3rd party organizations have been doing this stuff for a long time here). Approximately 1000 attendee tickets were available for the 2 day event in KATL. It appears those tickets evaporated in short order. No surprise there.
The plan is for attendees to get some face time with a Delta "recruiter" to learn about how to become a Delta pilot. Not sure where these "meetings" are supposed to lead a person...nor am I sure just what a "recruiter" is: HR types...retired pilots...current pilots...management types ?
How many recruiters will be on hand there to interact...in any productive way...with 500 eager hopefuls for a few hours a day ? How much time per attendee ? What do attendees get for their efforts ?
Delta doesn't have enough apps on file ?
Delta can't be soliciting applications. airlineapps.com and the internet have taken care of that.
It's just a bit puzzling...and NO...there isn't any pilot "shortage" here.
https://www.facebook.com/deltapilotr...MELINE&fref=nf
[Insert innuendo, speculation, rumor, supposition, half truth, WAGs, crew lounge truth and urban legend here...........]
I've only provided facts and questions.