Delta flight attendant interviews

stonevssteenland.blogspot.com/

Hello my name is sara and I currently reside in miami and looking to persue an exciting career as a flight attendant. It would be wonderfull if someone could help to get me started on this exciting career that I have wanted to persue for long time. Please email me with any tips or airlines that are currently excepting applications in south florida. Thanks again babeedoll803@aol.com

NikkiA in Atlanta, Georgia said: Seasoned in New Jersey

How did your f2f go?

anyone have their f2f today?

Hi Nikkia,

I actually changed my interview date to 3/18, so it's been a little over a week since my f2f. It went very well, actually. It went very much like everyone in this forum said it would go. Before we interviewed, however, Pamela ("The Big Kahuna") came in and and told everyone that due to the extremely high increase in fuel costs, they wouldn't be making conditional offers that day or in the near future. She explained about the "packages" that were being offered to about 1500 employees, and also mentioned that they were still hiring (otherwise it wouldn't have made sense to fly us to ATL for the F2F) based upon business needs. Just as she said, NO ONE present was offered a job, but we were assured that they'd "touch base with us" in the coming weeks. Two days ago I received a very, very lucrative job offer elsewhere (outside of the airline industry), so I won't be accepting their offer if and when one is made to me.

Overall, the experience was really very nice. I think the entire process is "character building," so I highly recommend that you go if given the opportunity. Good luck in your future endeavors!!!

good news for all. I had my ft2 on march 3. I was contacted yesterday, and placed into the april 8. So, to all that think that hiring has stopped. It's obviously a RUMOR!! I kept telling everyone to stay positive.

rob said: good news for all. I had my ft2 on march 3. I was contacted yesterday, and placed into the april 8. So, to all that think that hiring has stopped. It's obviously a RUMOR!! I kept telling everyone to stay positive.

Rob,

Hi! I will be starting on the 8th too! :-)

Amanda in Denver, Colorado said: Rob,

Hi! I will be starting on the 8th too! :-)

Amanda, just curious. When did they notify you?

Has anyone from the March 7th F2F heard anything yet?

uptowngirl in Wallington, New Jersey said: jacob: I was a flight attendant for 21 years;
14 of those years were spent with Delta. You don't want to work for them; try applying as a corporate flight attendant; check out www.netjets.com or try some of the smaller regional carriers.

Why is it that you don't want to work for them? I have heard a lot of negative, but trying to be positive, open minded. Why would you want to be a corporate flight attendant? I just checking out all my options.

rob said: Amanda, just curious. When did they notify you?

Tuesday. :-)

Jacob in Brooklyn, New York said: I am intrested in knowing if anyone took the delta FA interview and what the process is.

I am going next week. I will let you know how it goes.

Jenn in Vancouver, Washington said: Hi everyone I just wanted to say how training was for me. Training was an amazing long experience. I graduated yesterday March 19th and will report to NYC on the 23rd.

Hi.. I have the f2f interview on the 1st of april. Can you give me any pointer??
Any other info you think would be good to know during interview??

I worked for another airline in a different capacity over 7 years ago..

Thanks.

malti in Travels = Northeast said: I hope you hear some good news too
Timothy!

Did you hear anything yet??

Timothy in Arlington, Virginia said: Congrats:) I hope i hear from Delta soon. I'm getting Nervous, tommorrow will be 2 weeks since the f2f

Was your f2f on 3-12??

anxious in Columbia, South Carolina said: Did you hear anything yet??

Not yet. I'm still waiting and its now been three weeks as of yesterday.

anxious in Columbia, South Carolina said: Was your f2f on 3-12??

No. It was on 3-07. That friday.

Timothy in Center Moriches, New York said: No. It was on 3-07. That friday.

Did you call them yet to check on your status?

Does anyone know if, after being hired, are Delta FA's assigned EITHER international OR domestic flights?

Or do they fly both international AND domestic routes?

rob said: good news for all. I had my ft2 on march 3. I was contacted yesterday, and placed into the april 8. So, to all that think that hiring has stopped. It's obviously a RUMOR!! I kept telling everyone to stay positive.

Did you get a conditional job off at f2f on March 3; or did you get an offer after the interview by telephone?

rover-t in San Francisco, California said: Does anyone know if, after being hired, are Delta FA's assigned EITHER international OR domestic flights?

Or do they fly both international AND domestic routes?

Hi rover-t,

This depends on where you are based. For example, since most new hires go to NYC after training, you will be capable of flying both international and domestic flying. Although, majority of the flying out of NYC is international. On the other hand, for those FA's based, for example, in Tampa, they would only be doing domestic flying. So it is base specific. On that note, I hope you like international flying if you are considering Delta!

hi, does anyone know when they ask for your preference domicile (although i know it is not guaranteed) which cities can you choose from? is it just New York, Cincinnati, Salt Lake and Atlanta or are there any other choices?

Hi!

I'm new here and I have some questions about Delta Airlines. Is it possible to wait for the base you want to go after you get an offer for training or you have to go wherever they want you to go as stated on the requirement?

Does Delta have a base in San Francisco (SFO) and how often will this base be available?

Thank you very much for your help! I apprecaite it!

Hi dlta and Channee,

Currently, all new hires, when offered a position at the academy are told ahead of time, that they are most likely to end up in New York City. Some new hires are being sent to Atlanta and Cincinnati, depending on if they speak a critical language needed at that base. This is due to the increased international expansion starting this Spring and Summer out of New York City. Yes, you will be able to preference a base, but you need to be realistic about where you will probably end up...

Current Delta FA Bases:

Atlanta
Boston
Cincinnati
Fort Lauderdale & Miami
Honolulu
Los Angeles
New York City
Orlando
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa

And the bottom line is this...you only have 6 reserve days at Delta, so you can pretty much commute to any base from where you currently live. In addition, you can put in your transfer to go to another base after being at your assigned base after only 3 months. As for when these bases open up....you never know, depends on the dynamics of the FA's and the flying out of the base...base transfers are offered monthly, so it is very possible. Hope that helped!

DeltaFA in New York, New York said: Hi dlta and Channee,

Currently, all new hires, when offered a position at the academy are told ahead of time, that they are most likely to end up in New York City. Some new hires are being sent to Atlanta and Cincinnati, depending on if they speak a critical language needed at that base. This is due to the increased international expansion starting this Spring and Summer out of New York City. Yes, you will be able to preference a base, but you need to be realistic about where you will probably end up...

Current Delta FA Bases:

Atlanta
Boston
Cincinnati
Fort Lauderdale & Miami
Honolulu
Los Angeles
New York City
Orlando
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa

And the bottom line is this...you only have 6 reserve days at Delta, so you can pretty much commute to any base from where you currently live. In addition, you can put in your transfer to go to another base after being at your assigned base after only 3 months. As for when these bases open up....you never know, depends on the dynamics of the FA's and the flying out of the base...base transfers are offered monthly, so it is very possible. Hope that helped!

I am a little confused about 'commuting'
I live in San Francisco and have my F2F with Delta in Atlanta on Wednesday. When you say you can 'commute' what exactly does that mean? Presumably if I were to be hired and stationed in JFK then commuting would be impossible if I had to be at the airport within a few hours: I am a little confused. Can someone explain please? Thanks!

DeltaFA in New York, New York said: Hi dlta and Channee,

Currently, all new hires, when offered a position at the academy are told ahead of time, that they are most likely to end up in New York City. Some new hires are being sent to Atlanta and Cincinnati, depending on if they speak a critical language needed at that base. This is due to the increased international expansion starting this Spring and Summer out of New York City. Yes, you will be able to preference a base, but you need to be realistic about where you will probably end up...

Current Delta FA Bases:

Atlanta
Boston
Cincinnati
Fort Lauderdale & Miami
Honolulu
Los Angeles
New York City
Orlando
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa

And the bottom line is this...you only have 6 reserve days at Delta, so you can pretty much commute to any base from where you currently live. In addition, you can put in your transfer to go to another base after being at your assigned base after only 3 months. As for when these bases open up....you never know, depends on the dynamics of the FA's and the flying out of the base...base transfers are offered monthly, so it is very possible. Hope that helped!

***deltaFA i have a question I had my second phone interview on feb 27th and it went really well and he said that he was going to pass my information onto HR but I still havent heard anything back...is that normal or should i just continue looking for another FA position elsewhere?? thanks!!****

Commuting is the actual process of getting to and from where you work and where you live. Delta provides you unlimited free standby travel on Delta and many other airlines. In addition, you can reserve a jumpseat (the seat FA's sit on the plane) to guarantee you from getting to and from work....you will learn more about this when you get hired.

The nice thing at Delta is, is that you are only on reserve for a maximum of 6 days as a new hire. That means, you actually only have to be physically in New York the night before and during your reserve days-depending on the trips you are assigned. Most FA's have a "crashpad" = a place where you stay in New York before, during, and after your trips. The rest of your time you can go back and forth to San Francisco as you please. Other than the 6 days on reserve, you know the rest of your flying schedule ahead of time...and the best thing about your schedule is that you are freely allowed to change your trips or drop them....you'll see, the system is very beneficial to fit your lifestyle!

Desiree612,

Stay positive! Unless you have received the "Thank you but no thank you" e-mail, then you are still in the running. My suggestion would be to call the 1-800 number and ask for the status of your application, it doesn't hurt...just call. If you really want to be a FA...please consider other airlines, too...this is the time to do it...many airlines are currently in a hiring phase...so yes, do apply! You can decide who you want to fly for when you get mutliple offers...so yes, apply to others! Good luck and I'm sure things will work out for you!

DeltaFA in New York, New York said: Commuting is the actual process of getting to and from where you work and where you live. Delta provides you unlimited free standby travel on Delta and many other airlines. In addition, you can reserve a jumpseat (the seat FA's sit on the plane) to guarantee you from getting to and from work....you will learn more about this when you get hired.

The nice thing at Delta is, is that you are only on reserve for a maximum of 6 days as a new hire. That means, you actually only have to be physically in New York the night before and during your reserve days-depending on the trips you are assigned. Most FA's have a "crashpad" = a place where you stay in New York before, during, and after your trips. The rest of your time you can go back and forth to San Francisco as you please. Other than the 6 days on reserve, you know the rest of your flying schedule ahead of time...and the best thing about your schedule is that you are freely allowed to change your trips or drop them....you'll see, the system is very beneficial to fit your lifestyle!

Thanks for the reply DeltaFA!
By your screen name I take it that you are flying with Delta now? Do you like it?
So from what you say it would actually be feasible, if accepted for employment - to continue living in San Francisco even though I would be 'based' out of JFK?
Also: would you please explain what a crash pad is? Are these crashpads provided by the airline and what do they consist of?
Also I am 6'6" and although the recruiters have said i should definitely attend the interview in Atlanta - I simply wouldn't fit in an MD80 and could only fly on their international aircraft! What do you think?

No problem! Yes--I do love my job, however, with every job there are pros and cons...That is why I'm on these forums...what better way is there to get the ins and outs about a job and company than from an actual employee...

Yes, I would actually say that majority of the NYC based FA's commute. So it is possible, even with 6 days of reserve...it just depends if you are willing to spend time flying back and forth to San Francisco.

A crash pad is a temporary place of living while you are in NYC--before, during and after your trips. You pay about 250 dollars a month to have one. A bunch of other FA's and pilots share an apartment/house and stay/sleep there in between trips.

As for the 6'6" thing...go for it!...like I said to you before...the aircrafts are getting larger and larger (777/787) and many of the professional sports teams fly with us and fit in just fine. As for the smaller aircrafts, if you are willing to maneuver around them and adjust yoursef to fit in...then there shouldn't be a problem. There are mock-up plane setups at your interview so you will see for yourself if it fits you. You will have to do a height reach test for the overhead bin (no problem for you) and see if you fit in the jumpseat...you won't know until your try, right....so just go and have fun with it! Enjoy your flight to Atlanta, you'll meet some really cool people that you will bond with for life...I still keep in touch with the people I meet at my interview...enjoy the experience, it's worth it! I really do hope to see you in the skies...I guess I'll know who you are...not too many 6,6 people out there...I wish you the best!

Thanks so much for the input DeltaFA ... very cool.
OK you have made my mind up - I'll be on the plane to Atlanta on Tuesday!

I hate to bombard you with more questions ... Any tips on what to expect on the interview day? ie what happens and when?

From what I read on the forums I understand that the initial test is to get up and say something about yourself and then they make cuts from there.

What about those 'situational' questions ... ie 'What would you do if ...'

Any advice on those?

When I was asked what I would do if a drunk passenger asked for another drink (on my phone interview) it just seemed like common sesnse to be polite and friendly and skirt around offering him/her alcohol ie offer a juice or coffee.

Do you think most of the responses are simply common sense? ie re-seat a passenger who is next to a crying baby etc?

Hope you don't mind my asking all these questions...

I wanted to add to what DeltaFA said about commuting to NYC from the West Coast, bases after NYC, etc.

She's right, you definitely can commute from the West Coast, but as someone who has done it for 5 years, it isn't a great use of your time. You may only have the six days on reserve, but you most likely can't hold the best commutable trips at first, so you will find yourself flying in the day before and often staying an extra day after trips. It can easily take 5 days of your time to fly a low time 3 day trip...Backing up the trips is your best option, flying a week or two at a time in NYC, then going home for a week, then flying back out to do it again. But be prepared to spend a lot of time in NYC.

As far as base transfers out of NYC go, Delta has said not to expect much in the way of transfers for awhile, except maybe to ATL or maybe BOS (saw some got a transfer there for May) without a crucial language. The West Coast bases are not going to be an option to the most junior for years and years. I have almost 20 years seniority have cannot get into SEA or SFO. Some more junior people were let into LAX recently, but that was after waiting almost 5 years in some cases and it probably isn't going to happen again for a long time. And many did not get in at the lower levels of seniority, so there are people ahead of you that want in.

As far as avoiding the MD 88 you aren't alone ;). It is not the most desirable aircraft for a few reasons. There aren't too many in NYC's flying, more so in ATL, but you may find yourself on one, and you would need to take the trip regardless. You could get an MD 88 trip on reserve or on one of your regular trip on your line.

Hope I don't sound too negative, just wanting to set realistic expectations...

rover-T,

My advice is to do as much smiling as you can. You will be monitored from the moment you walk through the door until you leave...literally, your every move will be examined. So...smile, be interactive and professional. If you think you'd be a perfect FA....then be yourself, not much preparing you can do in these regards.

As far as the interview goes...yes, you will have to get up and introduce yourself to the group and tell them why you want to be a FA for Delta....be witty and don't give the same old answer as everyone else..."because I love to fly..." everyone is going to say that. This is where you can sell yourself...Delta is looking for unique, attractive, and people that standout(in a positive way).

You will asked to answer questions using the S.T.A.R. format. So start thinking of possible scenerios from your past...such as moments in your job where you had situations, what you did and what actually happened...
S = situation
T = task
A = action
R = result

Past applciants posted their experiences in the F2F interviews in this discussion as well as others on this forum, so you may want to go back and read some of them--check them out--great advice!

does delta allow you to be on more than one transfer list? one transfer can take years, so can you put yourself on a second choice transfer for instance?

dlta,

I think this question is best answered with a scenerio. Let's say that you are based in New York but ideally want to go to Honolulu, because that is where you live. However, you just want to get out of New York and end up in any west coast base, closer to home. So what you would do is rank in order what base you would prefer to go to if it opened:

1. Honolulu
2. Los Angeles
3. San Francisco
4. Seattle.

Every month, base tranfers are awarded, and if any of these bases have openings for FA's, they will be awarded by seniority. Let's say your seniority does not allow you to transfer into Honolulu, but Los Angeles is open and your senioroty can get in....then you would be awarded Los Angeles. So you get whatever base that your seniority can hold for that month, in the order of your preferences. You can preference as many bases you are willing to go to and will be awarded the first base on your preference list that you can hold.

I'm sure this is clear as mud...I hope this made sense to you.

.

I have got through to the face to face interview for Delta in Atlanta

I haven't worked for 7 years because I have a private income from a family source ie I don't really need to work and I have been writing a column for a magazine for one year. I just write 1,000 a month and do it unpaid.

Any ideas on how that will go across at the interview?

It will be difficult for them to do a 10 year background check on me because, if hired, this would be the first job I will have been hired to do in the past 7 years!

Thanks DeltaFA! That makes sense :)

DeltaFA in New York, New York said: Hi dlta and Channee,

Currently, all new hires, when offered a position at the academy are told ahead of time, that they are most likely to end up in New York City. Some new hires are being sent to Atlanta and Cincinnati, depending on if they speak a critical language needed at that base. This is due to the increased international expansion starting this Spring and Summer out of New York City. Yes, you will be able to preference a base, but you need to be realistic about where you will probably end up...

Current Delta FA Bases:

Atlanta
Boston
Cincinnati
Fort Lauderdale & Miami
Honolulu
Los Angeles
New York City
Orlando
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa

And the bottom line is this...you only have 6 reserve days at Delta, so you can pretty much commute to any base from where you currently live. In addition, you can put in your transfer to go to another base after being at your assigned base after only 3 months. As for when these bases open up....you never know, depends on the dynamics of the FA's and the flying out of the base...base transfers are offered monthly, so it is very possible. Hope that helped!

Thanks a lot for the information! It's very useful for me.
Delta seems like such a good airlines to go with!

Holly in Bellevue, Washington said: I wanted to add to what DeltaFA said about commuting to NYC from the West Coast, bases after NYC, etc.

She's right, you definitely can commute from the West Coast, but as someone who has done it for 5 years, it isn't a great use of your time. You may only have the six days on reserve, but you most likely can't hold the best commutable trips at first, so you will find yourself flying in the day before and often staying an extra day after trips. It can easily take 5 days of your time to fly a low time 3 day trip...Backing up the trips is your best option, flying a week or two at a time in NYC, then going home for a week, then flying back out to do it again. But be prepared to spend a lot of time in NYC.

As far as base transfers out of NYC go, Delta has said not to expect much in the way of transfers for awhile, except maybe to ATL or maybe BOS (saw some got a transfer there for May) without a crucial language. The West Coast bases are not going to be an option to the most junior for years and years. I have almost 20 years seniority have cannot get into SEA or SFO. Some more junior people were let into LAX recently, but that was after waiting almost 5 years in some cases and it probably isn't going to happen again for a long time. And many did not get in at the lower levels of seniority, so there are people ahead of you that want in.

As far as avoiding the MD 88 you aren't alone ;). It is not the most desirable aircraft for a few reasons. There aren't too many in NYC's flying, more so in ATL, but you may find yourself on one, and you would need to take the trip regardless. You could get an MD 88 trip on reserve or on one of your regular trip on your line.

Hope I don't sound too negative, just wanting to set realistic expectations...

Your information is very useful too. Thanks a lot.

Holly in Bellevue, Washington said: I wanted to add to what DeltaFA said about commuting to NYC from the West Coast, bases after NYC, etc.

She's right, you definitely can commute from the West Coast, but as someone who has done it for 5 years, it isn't a great use of your time. You may only have the six days on reserve, but you most likely can't hold the best commutable trips at first, so you will find yourself flying in the day before and often staying an extra day after trips. It can easily take 5 days of your time to fly a low time 3 day trip...Backing up the trips is your best option, flying a week or two at a time in NYC, then going home for a week, then flying back out to do it again. But be prepared to spend a lot of time in NYC.

As far as base transfers out of NYC go, Delta has said not to expect much in the way of transfers for awhile, except maybe to ATL or maybe BOS (saw some got a transfer there for May) without a crucial language. The West Coast bases are not going to be an option to the most junior for years and years. I have almost 20 years seniority have cannot get into SEA or SFO. Some more junior people were let into LAX recently, but that was after waiting almost 5 years in some cases and it probably isn't going to happen again for a long time. And many did not get in at the lower levels of seniority, so there are people ahead of you that want in.

As far as avoiding the MD 88 you aren't alone ;). It is not the most desirable aircraft for a few reasons. There aren't too many in NYC's flying, more so in ATL, but you may find yourself on one, and you would need to take the trip regardless. You could get an MD 88 trip on reserve or on one of your regular trip on your line.

Hope I don't sound too negative, just wanting to set realistic expectations...

Holly, how realistic or possible is it to drop to 0? Not that I plan on doing it every month, but I remember at CO, dropping to 50 was nearly impossible.

Hi Cicerosum,

The ability to drop to zero is really dependent upon what you have to drop. If you have nice international trips, or high time turns, they will go. Even mediocre trips in slow months will go. In NYC many F/As like to fly very high time and this helps to make it easier, since there is very little in Open Time. (In the summer sometimes it is hard to even drop the good stuff though, as schedules are already packed with flying oftentimes.)

However, while one is junior, it is really hard to hold the good stuff. You might be able to swap what you end up holding for better trips from OT, but you would need to do that the first day trips come out, or really be on the computer a lot as Load Factors come out for nice trips and swap for those.

If you are holding language trips, again, it can be difficult to drop those as only other LOD F/As can pick them up.

In the winter, there are monthly leaves of absence available, which can also be a nice break from flying. They are also awarded by seniority though.

Overall, it would be tricky for a junior person to count on dropping to zero, but not impossible, and it will improve as your seniority improves.

Did everyone take a Resume to the Face to Face, or where they only really interested in the application???

Holly in Bellevue, Washington said: Hi Cicerosum,

The ability to drop to zero is really dependent upon what you have to drop. If you have nice international trips, or high time turns, they will go. Even mediocre trips in slow months will go. In NYC many F/As like to fly very high time and this helps to make it easier, since there is very little in Open Time. (In the summer sometimes it is hard to even drop the good stuff though, as schedules are already packed with flying oftentimes.)

However, while one is junior, it is really hard to hold the good stuff. You might be able to swap what you end up holding for better trips from OT, but you would need to do that the first day trips come out, or really be on the computer a lot as Load Factors come out for nice trips and swap for those.

If you are holding language trips, again, it can be difficult to drop those as only other LOD F/As can pick them up.

In the winter, there are monthly leaves of absence available, which can also be a nice break from flying. They are also awarded by seniority though.

Overall, it would be tricky for a junior person to count on dropping to zero, but not impossible, and it will improve as your seniority improves.

This is good info. Since I am going to be so junior, I expect to hold 10 hour 3 days. Yay. Dropping a trip is entirely dependent on whether the days are open, right? Do people pay others to pick up trips? (off the record of course). And lastly, can you trade down? For example, trade a 10 hour 3 day trip for a 10 hour 2 day trip (provided the day you drop is open)? I guess i'll find out more in training, but I am really curious. I would imagine dropping down to 1 or 2 trips a month requires being on the computer. A lot.

First, some good news, 3 day trips MUST be worth at least 14:15, so you will at least have that. And most of them are worth more. And you will be guaranteed 4:45/day for each Aday (reserve day).

Re: dropping...there are two kinds. Dropping to open time, or dropping to another F/A. Mostly you will be dropping to other F/As, but sometimes trip drops to OT by scheduling are possible (by are worked in seniority order, so probably hard to get). You can drop or swap with another F/A for whatever you agree to with one another. swapping with open time must be day for day. If you can, avoid flying Flight Leader, because that can be more difficult to drop, unless it is a much better trip.

I did forget about the six adays in my earlier post though. Those are almost impossible to get rid of. And yes, there are times where people are offering to pay to get rid of stuff, especially adays, but the company cracked down on that after last Christmas, so I'm not sure whether it will still go on or not.

Good Luck. The bidding is challenging, but it does offer amazing flexibility, much more than we had before we started CBS. And being able to drop down to almost nothing is the best.

You are better off taking the better job then being a flight attendant and having to worry about where your next meal will be coming from. I think the uniforms get everybody excited. If you like jumping from city to city not resting for 14 hours or more while trying to still be cute and never see your family, if any of that matters, then it is the job for you. Put all of the pros and cons on a piece of paper. I do not know about you but sharing a crash pad with six people is not exciting to me. Plus trying to live off of $1400.00 dollars a month when my car note and mortgage total that and try to pay for a crash pad just to say I am a flight attendant really is not that special. If you have no responsibilities and or married and can afford to live off of so little income then go for it. Juts make sure you buy support hose. you will swell up from being in the air so much and Not just your feet either. Sorry to sound negative, just keeping it real........oh TRAINING is like army boot camp only WORSE...SO GET READY!!!!!!

hello, I just stumbled across this discussion and was wondering if anyone had some advice for my situation. I am about to receive my degree in International Relations from Southern Oregon University in June and would like to apply for a FA position with Delta. I'm unsure as to whether I should apply now or wait till closer to graduation...worried I might not be able to get away if they need an interview, etc. I speak French and was maybe hoping for a West coast/SLC base. I would love any advice, Thanks!

Hi Kyleen,

Welcome! Apply as soon as possible. If you read this forum, you will see that one minute they are hiring the next minute they are slowing down and then they just stop. The process takes kind of a long time. There are many steps before you actually attend training...so get started. You probably won't be offered a spot in the training class until about the time you are ready (or even after) anyways. Go for it!

As far as being based in the west coast...well, you have hope since we are starting our Salt Lake City to Paris flight early this June...and you never know...as a French speaker you may be able to get in!

What is the order of most senior bases at delta?? not including satellite bases...

gretchenb in Corpus Christi, Texas said: What is the order of most senior bases at delta?? not including satellite bases...

This is a really tough question to answer. They are all pretty senior. In the major bases (more trips), the junior FA's have 3 reserve days, whereas the senior FA's have no reserve days. In the satellite bases (less trips), junior FA's have only 1 reserve day and the senior ones have none. All new hires get 6 reserve days. So in my opinion, there is no order...it's not like other airlines where, lets say reserve is 5 years before you hold a line in New York and 9 years in Altanta...everyone holds a line right away...so it difficult to answer...sorry!

DeltaFA in New York, New York said: This is a really tough question to answer. They are all pretty senior. In the major bases (more trips), the junior FA's have 3 reserve days, whereas the senior FA's have no reserve days. In the satellite bases (less trips), junior FA's have only 1 reserve day and the senior ones have none. All new hires get 6 reserve days. So in my opinion, there is no order...it's not like other airlines where, lets say reserve is 5 years before you hold a line in New York and 9 years in Altanta...everyone holds a line right away...so it difficult to answer...sorry!

EVERYONE HOLDS A LINE! thats awesome! i currently work for a regional and was asked to do a face to face interview but havent been given the date yet....does anyone have any advice for me? i'll take all that i can get

Seasoned in New Jersey said: Hi Nikkia,

I actually changed my interview date to 3/18, so it's been a little over a week since my f2f. It went very well, actually. It went very much like everyone in this forum said it would go. Before we interviewed, however, Pamela ("The Big Kahuna") came in and and told everyone that due to the extremely high increase in fuel costs, they wouldn't be making conditional offers that day or in the near future. She explained about the "packages" that were being offered to about 1500 employees, and also mentioned that they were still hiring (otherwise it wouldn't have made sense to fly us to ATL for the F2F) based upon business needs. Just as she said, NO ONE present was offered a job, but we were assured that they'd "touch base with us" in the coming weeks. Two days ago I received a very, very lucrative job offer elsewhere (outside of the airline industry), so I won't be accepting their offer if and when one is made to me.

Overall, the experience was really very nice. I think the entire process is "character building," so I highly recommend that you go if given the opportunity. Good luck in your future endeavors!!!

could you please elaborate on this a bit...sorry, but im a little confused...nobody was hired, but they ARE hiring...?