a340crew From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 261 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 6914 times:
I see that DL is hiring f/a's (as previously discussed) where are the f/a bases? I also saw on the DL site that is says most new f/a's will be based at JFK. Do reserve f/a's do both domestic and int't (europe, asia, ect) flights or are reserves split into domestic and int'l.
deltal1011man From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 8577 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 6903 times:
ATL,CVG,SLC,NYC,LAX,MCO,MSP,DTW,MEM,SEA,HNL,SFO,FLL and i think that is it. (oh and the Asia bases, HKG/BKK/KIX/NRT I believe)
Quoting a340crew (Thread starter): Do reserve f/a's do both domestic and int't (europe, asia, ect) flights or are reserves split into domestic and int'l.
Delta does but doesn't have reserve. They do whats called A Days which are days you work reserve and everyone gets A days. (IIRC they more years you get the less A days you get per month)
And International everyone can do International(AFAIK), but IIRC only ATL/NYC/LAX/DTW are 777 bases.
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DTWPurserBoy From United States of America, joined Feb 2010, 529 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 6645 times:
Also, as of October 1st they will no longer accept accplications from non-language qualified applications. They said they have received over 200,000 applications for 12-1500 positions. THey will continue to accept applications from people that are LOD's (that's Language of Destination). But keep your ears open--what they say today can change tomorrow.
rainbird From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 32 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 6496 times:
Quoting deltal1011man (Reply 1): . They do whats called A Days which are days you work reserve and everyone gets A days. (IIRC they more years you get the less A days you get per month)
Everyone does not get a-days. The amount of FA's required to have a-days vary from month to month and base to base. You can expect, as a new hire, to receive 6 a-days in addition to your scheduled trips. Your 6 a-days (reserve days) will be in a block of 2- 3 a-day blocks or 1-6 a-day block.
bhmdiversion From United States of America, joined Dec 2008, 443 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 6195 times:
Transpac787 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 3139 posts, RR: 14 Reply 5, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6132 times:
Quoting deltal1011man (Reply 1): ATL,CVG,SLC,NYC,LAX,MCO,MSP,DTW,MEM,SEA,HNL,SFO,FLL and i think that is it. (oh and the Asia bases, HKG/BKK/KIX/NRT I believe)
There is BOS and ORD base also.
As for the bases in the Orient - NRT, KIX, ICN, HKG, PVG, SIN, MNL, BKK
DTWPurserBoy From United States of America, joined Feb 2010, 529 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 5897 times:
Add TPE to the list of Pacific bases as well as PEK.
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8771 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 5878 times:
And that is not 100% accurate. It's all based on bidding and seniority. It is thought that (based on historical trends and where they plan to increase staffing) that pretty much all positions will end up being out of the NYC base. However, if for some reason, a ton of existing F/As put in for NYC bids, it would open up places elsewhere.
Quoting deltal1011man (Reply 1): Delta does but doesn't have reserve. They do whats called A Days which are days you work reserve and everyone gets A days. (IIRC they more years you get the less A days you get per month)
Pre-Merger Delta has A-Days. Pre-Merger Northwest F/As most definitely has reserves. What happens going forward will depend heavily on whether or not the union stays or goes.
Luftfahrer From Germany, joined Mar 2009, 965 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 5843 times:
Quoting DTWPurserBoy (Reply 2): They said they have received over 200,000 applications for 12-1500 positions.
Wow, that is a lot! After that jetBlue FA had left the aircraft on an unconventional way, I remember seeing all these discussions, articles and opinions how unpopular this job has allegedly become. Looks like the myriad of applicants thinks otherwise. Then again, a job is a job and pays the bills.
[Edited 2010-10-02 13:57:08]
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flyboi4life From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 58 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 5366 times:
So I tried searching for the original discussion of Delta F/A Hiring, with no luck. Has anyone heard anything from them yet? I know someone that was referred by a Delta employee and he said they already flew him to ATL and has offered him a spot in training. Not sure how true this can be. He told me that it was not a group interview session, but a one-on-one interview. Either way I don't care, I just want a shot at getting in!
TOMMY767 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 6172 posts, RR: 9 Reply 10, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 5335 times:
I'm pretty sure DL closed the ORD F/A base back in the 1980s or early 1990s.
Quoting flyboi4life (Reply 9): So I tried searching for the original discussion of Delta F/A Hiring, with no luck. Has anyone heard anything from them yet?
I applied and I haven't yet. I got an e-mail that said please be patient as there are a lot of applicants but we really want you to come down to an interview in ATL. This was about a month ago and my application is still under review. Apparently the only candidates that got called to ATL for interviews have language certifications. Obviously this makes the most sense.
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flyboi4life From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 58 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 5300 times:
Quoting TOMMY767 (Reply 10): I applied and I haven't yet. I got an e-mail that said please be patient as there are a lot of applicants but we really want you to come down to an interview in ATL. This was about a month ago and my application is still under review. Apparently the only candidates that got called to ATL for interviews have language certifications. Obviously this makes the most sense.
Well you got more than I have. I have had 2 phone interviews, second one on Aug 26th. Then I was finally able to finish my online application in mid Sept. But that is as far as I gotten. I did apply for Spanish Speaker so hopefully that helps too!
nwa757boy From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 662 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 5265 times:
Quoting TOMMY767 (Reply 10): I'm pretty sure DL closed the ORD F/A base back in the 1980s or early 1990s.
TOMMY767 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 6172 posts, RR: 9 Reply 13, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 5243 times:
REALLY?? News to me. Learn something new everyday.
Quoting flyboi4life (Reply 11): Well you got more than I have. I have had 2 phone interviews, second one on Aug 26th. Then I was finally able to finish my online application in mid Sept. But that is as far as I gotten. I did apply for Spanish Speaker so hopefully that helps too!
Hang in there. Apparently they are super busy and didn't anticipate the flow of applications that they received.
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ericaasen From United States of America, joined Jun 2010, 216 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 4928 times:
Quoting nwaesc (Reply 14): I thought that one was just temporary, and has now closed again? No?
No. There is a FA base at ORD. I'm not sure if it's PMDL or PMNW, and don't really care much. But it opened recently, or was open with DL I don't remember. I do remember that it sparked off a new round of rumors of the NRT flight coming back.
FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6517 posts, RR: 11 Reply 16, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 4881 times:
Quoting nwaesc (Reply 14): Not to be pedantic, but that number was for all divisions, not just IFS.
That's correct. The number I saw that was for IFS was north of 60,000 but cannot remember the exact number right now. The rest is ACS (above and below wing, customer facing cargo, reg. cargo, and res) for those who are interested.
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SkyPriorityDTW From United States of America, joined Oct 2010, 187 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 4826 times:
Hiring is a long process at Delta Air Lines. It took about three weeks before my background check cleared after my face-to-face interview. Also, it took a few weeks before I got that face-to-face interview. Realize that they have to go through thousands of applications before making a decision. Constantly call the recruiting company so that way you might be able to snag a phone or face-to-face interview when they weren't necessarily looking at your application. That's what I did, and it deemed to be successful
flyboi4life From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 58 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 4690 times:
Quoting SkyPriorityDTW (Reply 17): Hiring is a long process at Delta Air Lines. It took about three weeks before my background check cleared after my face-to-face interview. Also, it took a few weeks before I got that face-to-face interview. Realize that they have to go through thousands of applications before making a decision. Constantly call the recruiting company so that way you might be able to snag a phone or face-to-face interview when they weren't necessarily looking at your application. That's what I did, and it deemed to be successful
It has been very tempting to do that. But I don't want to seem needy. I've assisted with the hiring at my current job and we had this one guy that called almost everyday and it was VERY annoying. I don't want to seem like him!
iairallie From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 19, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 4658 times:
Quoting flyboi4life (Reply 11): I did apply for Spanish Speaker so hopefully that helps too!
Doubtful. Spanish won't give you any edge it is way too common. None of the airlines I worked for ever hired for Spanish speaker FA's even though one of them had a huge South American presence. But good luck anyways!
dutchflyboi From Netherlands, joined Apr 2008, 333 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 4531 times:
Quoting iairallie (Reply 19): Spanish won't give you any edge it is way too common. None of the airlines I worked for ever hired for Spanish speaker FA's even though one of them had a huge South American presence.
According to the memo that we got, Dutch, Spanish and Japanese LOD's are in the most demand, so it will give an edge up.
flyboi4life From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 58 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (2 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 4295 times:
nwa757boy From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 662 posts, RR: 5 Reply 22, posted (2 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 4283 times:
The CHI base is still opened and has about 100 or so. It's a PMNW base. All domestic flying.
DTWAGENT From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 1283 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (2 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 4191 times:
Can you be a new hire and be based out of JFK and still live in DTW? Or do you have to movve to the NYC area?
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8771 posts, RR: 13 Reply 24, posted (2 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 4177 times:
Quoting DTWAGENT (Reply 23): Can you be a new hire and be based out of JFK and still live in DTW? Or do you have to movve to the NYC area?
You can live anywhere and commute into the NYC base for work. It is the F/As responsibility to find a way to get from DTW to NYC to work though.
One of my good friends lives in Vegas and is based out of MSP - she often finds herself having to ride the jumpseat to get to/from work.
25 flyboi4life: That is what I plan to do until my lease is up here. Then its who knows where!
26 flyibaby: I speak Afrikkans, which is very very similar to Dutch - it is infact a dialect of Dutch dating back to when they colonized South Africa. Would DL ac
27 nwa757boy: As long as you pass the LOD test, Language of Destination, you will be Dutch Speaker.
28 flyibaby: Cool. Is that an online test as part of the application, or is it something given over the phone or in a direct interview?
29 max999: A friend who works at Delta told me that Cantonese and Hebrew speakers are in very high demand. He also said that they often don't staff Dutch speake
30 dutchflyboi: It might be true that most Dutch people speak and understand English, that is not the reason why they are not being staffed. There is a shortage of D
31 nwa757boy: Not enough Dutch speakers to staff the AMS flights. When you think about it, there is BOS,NYC, DTW, MEM,MSP,SEA and PDX, and ATL. That is a lot of Du
32 dutchflyboi: It's done by phone. You dial a number, and a pre recorded question will play, you have up to 45 seconds to answer. There are 3 questions.
35 DTWPurserBoy: NW closed the ORD base years ago. DL opened a temporary satellite base and NW did the same with a temporary ATL base. Until the representational elec
36 panamair: Frankly, Delta needs to re-think their LOD program. As it stands today, it is quite restrictive and many LOD FAs drop their languages once they feel t
37 DeltAirlines: It was my understanding from friends that while going for a cabin seat is all about seniority, listing for the jumpseat was first-come, first-serve a
38 DTWPurserBoy: That is technically correct on the PMDL side--however on the PMNW side we can list 10 1/2 days prior. If there is a second jumpseat you can request i
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