Delta flight attendant interviews

Love Delta in Atlanta, Georgia said: Delta FA Guy

Yes I did interview!!!
Thank you for your answer!!
I guess I just have to wait !

Love Delta in Atlanta,

Ok, I wish you continued success. I know the waiting is kind of hard.

Hi,

I had F2F last week at Atlanta, and got a CJO on the spot. How soon does Delta contact me for LOD test date?

It took 10 days for me.

Best of luck.

Xerci in Poway, California said: It took 10 days for me.

Best of luck.

Thank u Xerci!

Hi there...WOW!! I think it is so AWESOME that you guys that are current Delta F/A's are on this board answering questions for all of us....THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! I am a former F/A and I resigned after I had my son back in 99. My son is now 13 and I am really hoping to return to the career I love SO much. I am super thrilled at the way Delta does reserve...it really sounds great. I was a F/A with SWA and giving away trips and picking up trips was so very easy...it really made the job as flexible as you wanted or you could pick up trips and fly as much as you wanted.....it sounds like Delta is exactly the same way!! Did I also understand that you can give away reserve days as well?? Also is the 6 days of reserve 6 days straight or broken up through out the month!! With that being said...please tell me it won't be long before Delta starts hiring non-LOD(im thinking this is the correct term) F/A's again?? SO SO excited....thanks a bunch!! :)

Delta FA/FSM in Kew Gardens, New York said: Hello every one,

I am a New York City base Delta FA and currentyl an acting Field service manager at JFK. I am so happy to see and feel the energy from all the applicant that are trying to join our Delta family, therefore I would like to offer all the help and info in answering all the questions and concerns you have that might help you get a conditional job offer CJO at the F2F interviews in Atlanta. I cannot post my personal nor my delta email on this blog, so feel free to write me back here and i will try to answer back as soon as i can .

Good luck yall

Could you tell me how long does it take for the background check to clear and sent for the language test? I have CJO for Japanese LOD. Some say language test is taken over the phone, some say I have to go to the airport to take the language test. How does the language test taken?

Hello everyone,
I have a ? For the DL, FA/FSM based in NYC.
I interviewed F2Face in December of 2010 and unfortunately did not receive a CJO. Upon returning home I accepted a pending FA position with a Delta Connection carrier.

Although I have been working with Rosetta Stone/Japanese for many months, I am afraid my skills in the second language may not be up to snuff. So..I am typing this with fingers crossed that Delta will be hiring non-lod FAs!

My question is; As a Delta FA based @ JFK how has your experience been so far with apartments, crash pads, the general quality of life in and around JFK? Thank you for any insight! B

Delta FA/FSM in Kew Gardens, New York said: Hello every one,

I am a New York City base Delta FA and currentyl an acting Field service manager at JFK. I am so happy to see and feel the energy from all the applicant that are trying to join our Delta family, therefore I would like to offer all the help and info in answering all the questions and concerns you have that might help you get a conditional job offer CJO at the F2F interviews in Atlanta. I cannot post my personal nor my delta email on this blog, so feel free to write me back here and i will try to answer back as soon as i can .

Good luck yall

hi I am a spanish,french, german, portuguese,russian and italian speaker. I currently work for another carrier. But after reading your posting i am interested in delta and i have some questions:
1. are layover to central america and carribean turns or overnights?
2. how much extra is the lod pay?
3. do you guys cap the OT Hours that anybody can work in a Month?
4. do you have any suggestion or advice that you could give
5. when do delta will be hiring?
6 base on my languages to what will be my initial assigment if i get hired

Baseball mom in Shreveport, Louisiana said: Hi there...WOW!! I think it is so AWESOME that you guys that are current Delta F/A's are on this board answering questions for all of us....THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! I am a former F/A and I resigned after I had my son back in 99. My son is now 13 and I am really hoping to return to the career I love SO much. I am super thrilled at the way Delta does reserve...it really sounds great. I was a F/A with SWA and giving away trips and picking up trips was so very easy...it really made the job as flexible as you wanted or you could pick up trips and fly as much as you wanted.....it sounds like Delta is exactly the same way!! Did I also understand that you can give away reserve days as well?? Also is the 6 days of reserve 6 days straight or broken up through out the month!! With that being said...please tell me it won't be long before Delta starts hiring non-LOD(im thinking this is the correct term) F/A's again?? SO SO excited....thanks a bunch!! :)

Hello Baseball mom in Shreveport,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your post. I'll try to answer some of your questions.

Yes, you can place your Adays on the swapboard or drop them to open time. As for the swapboard, another FA can pick up your Adays, that's like playing the lotto.. :-) You can also place them to drop to open time; again, like playing the lotto; but you never know. Someone may indeed come and pick them up.

Your Adays can be a block of 6 or split 3/3.

As far as hiring, currently, we are only hiring JP speakers. However, there are rumors that we may hire this year, again, its only a rumor. Just keep checking the career section on delta.com

I wish you continued success and if you have any other question, please howler.

Thank you Delta F/A guy.....YOU ROCK!!! :)

Hi delta FA guy your are a wonderful person!!!!!!!!!!! And great asset to the delta air line!
I would love to meet you in my favorite delta flight oneday.
I thank you so much for your kindness!! (^____^)

Flyagain. in Marietta, Georgia said: Hi delta FA guy your are a wonderful person!!!!!!!!!!! And great asset to the delta air line!
I would love to meet you in my favorite delta flight oneday.
I thank you so much for your kindness!! (^____^)

Aww, thank you Flyagain for your comment. It will be awesome to have you onboard.

Baseball mom in Shreveport, Louisiana said: Thank you Delta F/A guy.....YOU ROCK!!! :)

Baseball mom I, my pleasure! Can't wait for you to be part of the Delta family.

Delta FA Guy in Atlanta, Georgia said: Hello Baseball mom in Shreveport,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your post. I'll try to answer some of your questions.

Yes, you can place your Adays on the swapboard or drop them to open time. As for the swapboard, another FA can pick up your Adays, that's like playing the lotto.. :-) You can also place them to drop to open time; again, like playing the lotto; but you never know. Someone may indeed come and pick them up.

Your Adays can be a block of 6 or split 3/3.

As far as hiring, currently, we are only hiring JP speakers. However, there are rumors that we may hire this year, again, its only a rumor. Just keep checking the career section on delta.com

I wish you continued success and if you have any other question, please howler.

Hi Delta FA Guy - If you don't mind, I'd like to ask, how realistic it is to give away nearly all trips if you are new,and needed more time off a particular month? Also, since Delta does not have a typical reserve for new flight attendants, is it harder to come by intl trips than if you worked as a new reserve for another mainline carrier. (ie-will a new person get 90% short domestic trips?). Thanks a lot!

Hello RN,

From my experience, just this month I was able to get rid of my trips. I was able to pick up trips that I wanted to fly.

As far as International trips, in the summer you see lots of International trips. I've been able to pick up trips to South America and Europe.

Hope I was able to answer your questions and if you have any other, please let me know.

flight562 in Long Beach, California said: Hi,

I had F2F last week at Atlanta, and got a CJO on the spot. How soon does Delta contact me for LOD test date?

I've googled and searched, and was unsuccessful..Can you tell me what LOD stands for? Is it Level of Dialect? I'm totally guessing here. Thanks for answering my dumb question.

Language of Destination

When you are permitted to give all or most of your trips away, you may end up without company subsidized health insurance. You have to fly a minimum of 540 hours a year, which generally isn't hard to do. Just tough once you drop trips because sometimes there is nothing to pick up to increase your hours if you are counting on income. I suppose if you want to give your trips away, you probably aren't thinking of the job for health and paid vacation benefits, or even as a regular income.

Delta FA Guy in Atlanta, Georgia said: Hello RN,

From my experience, just this month I was able to get rid of my trips. I was able to pick up trips that I wanted to fly.

As far as International trips, in the summer you see lots of International trips. I've been able to pick up trips to South America and Europe.

Hope I was able to answer your questions and if you have any other, please let me know.

Thank you!

Michael in Lakeville, Minnesota said: When you are permitted to give all or most of your trips away, you may end up without company subsidized health insurance. You have to fly a minimum of 540 hours a year, which generally isn't hard to do. Just tough once you drop trips because sometimes there is nothing to pick up to increase your hours if you are counting on income. I suppose if you want to give your trips away, you probably aren't thinking of the job for health and paid vacation benefits, or even as a regular income.

No - It's that I do a lot of computer work from home that has flexible hrs, but I would need to rely on the Delta bene's to give up my current f/t job.

Hello everyone~! It's great to actually have a forum that one can discuss concerns and questions when it comes to FA : )

Recently I've applied to the JPN FA position and received an email to call a recruiter which I did today. She and I talked for a good while, and overall I feel like I did a great job and confident about the interview. I was wondering when is the timeframe for someone to call you back and inform you if you made the cut or not? Also, whats the step after the first phone interview? I've heard lots of different takes such as: Japanese phone interview, Japanese online test, Return phone call to say you've been chosen to go to Atlanta and take test there... -SIGH-

Here's another question. I've been studying Japanese for years, and was pretty fluent at the end of it. However these past two years due to reasons (and no one to talk/study with) I haven't been studying as much as I should of been, and sadly forgotten Japanese here and there. When it comes to the Japanese Assessment test, how should one study? At the moment I'm going through my Japanese books like a madwoman since I would love this position (it's my dream job~!) I've been studying hours on end, just like the good old days : ) however I am nervous when it comes to this aspect of the job. I have Japanese friends and talk to them every so often, but I haven't been able to use my skills as of yet and would just like some advice and input on how to go about this.

Thank you for reading, I hope my questions made sense!

Hello Rosie,

You live in Astoria, OR? I lived there few years myself! Your more than welcomed to email me and we can practice Japanese together, I'm native speaker and speaks English and Japanese fluently :) Email me and we can get to know each other better. I'm making call myself, as I just received email with the number.

Rosie,

As far as the Japanese assesment test (this is over the telephone), you won't need to read anything. It's a computer based language test. Your answers in Japanese will be recorded and forwarded to Delta HR.

Second Japanese test won't happen till you get a CJO. Nothing technical, if you can speak Japanese fluently, you have nothing to worry about. Yes, just talk to your Japanese friends as often as you can.

Best of luck!

Thank you everyone so much for such quick responses! : D I'm glad to finally have some answers~

@Aim-s
Yes! Astoria is a great place, even though I'm living here just a while with my family : ) it's a great place especially now since spring is approaching. (excited to walk on the beach again! hehe) I hope your interview went well, if you'd like my email is natalie.hoover@live.com we can talk through email if you'd like.

@Xerci
Thank you very much! I hope to do my best : )
So from I'm understanding the first test is an online assessment, then for the second part its when you're invited to the F2F correct? I'm just nervous and don't want to mess anything up : (

Welp, time to hit the books for my study session!

Delta FA Guy in Atlanta, Georgia said: Love Delta in Atlanta,

Ok, I wish you continued success. I know the waiting is kind of hard.

DeltaGuy, do you know if the SLC base is junior? What are the chances of getting that base out of training?

Looking forward to applying for Delta once they are hiring Flight Attendants!

Delta FA/FSM in Kew Gardens, New York said: Hello every one,

I am a New York City base Delta FA and currentyl an acting Field service manager at JFK. I am so happy to see and feel the energy from all the applicant that are trying to join our Delta family, therefore I would like to offer all the help and info in answering all the questions and concerns you have that might help you get a conditional job offer CJO at the F2F interviews in Atlanta. I cannot post my personal nor my delta email on this blog, so feel free to write me back here and i will try to answer back as soon as i can .

Good luck yall

Just wondering how senior the SLC base is? Also, is seniority in one's training class based on age?

Hello,

I am currently a FA with another Airline and would love to get on with Delta as a FA, but obviously DL is only hiring for JP speakers at present.

Will it help if I get my foot in the company with another position? How long will I have to be with the company before I can apply as a FA and transfer?

Also, for JP speakers, how easy is it to learn the language? I already speak another language and would not mind learning Japanese.

Delta FA Guy in Atlanta, Georgia said: Hello RN,

From my experience, just this month I was able to get rid of my trips. I was able to pick up trips that I wanted to fly.

As far as International trips, in the summer you see lots of International trips. I've been able to pick up trips to South America and Europe.

Hope I was able to answer your questions and if you have any other, please let me know.

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Hello,

I am currently a FA with another Airline and would love to get on with Delta as a FA, but obviously DL is only hiring for JP speakers at present.

Will it help if I get my foot in the company with another position? How long will I have to be with the company before I can apply as a FA and transfer?

Also, for JP speakers, how easy is it to learn the language? I already speak another language and would not mind learning Japanese.

HappyFlier in Lafayette, Louisiana said: Just wondering how senior the SLC base is? Also, is seniority in one's training class based on age?

Hello HappyFlier,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your post. Yes, SLC is a senior base and yes, seniority in training class is based on age.

If you have any other questions, please post. Again, sorry for the delay.

Luv2FlyDelta in Colleyville, Texas said: Hello,

I am currently a FA with another Airline and would love to get on with Delta as a FA, but obviously DL is only hiring for JP speakers at present.

Will it help if I get my foot in the company with another position? How long will I have to be with the company before I can apply as a FA and transfer?

Also, for JP speakers, how easy is it to learn the language? I already speak another language and would not mind learning Japanese.

Hello Luv2FlyDelta,

As you know DL is only hiring JP speakers, but as you know, this industry changes daily. As for getting your foot in with the company, that may be to your advantage, however, keep in mind that if you get in at a position where the station is short staffed, you may not be able to transfer. I know of one case, where a co-worker was not able to transfer because their station was short staffed.

If you can get your foot in, go ahead and do it. The above scenario doesn't happens often, but keep in mind it may.

I wish you the best of luck!

Delta FA Guy in Atlanta, Georgia said: Hello Luv2FlyDelta,

As you know DL is only hiring JP speakers, but as you know, this industry changes daily. As for getting your foot in with the company, that may be to your advantage, however, keep in mind that if you get in at a position where the station is short staffed, you may not be able to transfer. I know of one case, where a co-worker was not able to transfer because their station was short staffed.

If you can get your foot in, go ahead and do it. The above scenario doesn't happens often, but keep in mind it may.

I wish you the best of luck!

Thanks a lot Delta FA Guy. I am looking at positions in Dallas or Atlanta...........just not sure what "ready reserve" mean for Customer Service Reps. Do you have any idea?

Luv2FlyDelta in Colleyville, Texas said: Thanks a lot Delta FA Guy. I am looking at positions in Dallas or Atlanta...........just not sure what "ready reserve" mean for Customer Service Reps. Do you have any idea?

Luv2FlyDelta,

Ready Reserve menas that you are basically on stand-bye. You will be called when and if needed. For the most part RR, work and average of 20 HRS a week.

Hope the above info was useful to you. Whatever decision you decide to take, I wanna wish you the best.

I would like to send out a friendly hello to all the soon to be and recently graduated FA's. I know when you start flying you'll be searching for durable and good quiality crew luggage. I am a recent FA grad and have TRAVEL PRO luggage i would like to sell for a resonable price. I paid $200 at the time of purchase. The two piece consists of a black double tote bag and a 22 inch suitcase which is the appropriate measurement for crew. It fits perfect in the storage area designated for flight crew. I have only used it for 4 days so the luggage is still new with no rips or tears and all functioning zippers and roller wheels. I am asking for at least $150 for the whole set. If any of you are interested please email me at kiki9975@hotmail.com. I live in the Toledo Ohio area and would be willing to meet somewhere half way to deliver. I any of you live in the surrounding area and would be interested I can also send you a picture of the luggage. Thank so much and happy travel and goood luck:-)

Delta FA Guy in Atlanta, Georgia said: Hello Baseball mom in Shreveport,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your post. I'll try to answer some of your questions.

Yes, you can place your Adays on the swapboard or drop them to open time. As for the swapboard, another FA can pick up your Adays, that's like playing the lotto.. :-) You can also place them to drop to open time; again, like playing the lotto; but you never know. Someone may indeed come and pick them up.

Your Adays can be a block of 6 or split 3/3.

As far as hiring, currently, we are only hiring JP speakers. However, there are rumors that we may hire this year, again, its only a rumor. Just keep checking the career section on delta.com

I wish you continued success and if you have any other question, please howler.

I sure hope this is true and Delta does start to look into hiring non-LOD again in 2012.

FA@heart... me too.

Delta fa guy, thanks for all your helpful info. I'm a FA with another airline waiting for the day delta opens up the application process to non LOD. I used to work for NWA but had to quit for personal reasons, and found my self at another carrier, but homesick and hoping to go back and reconnect with old friends and fly for an amazing airline, delta. My question is I noticed in previous posts many references to the ny base and atl. When the process is complete and you guys are able to transfer to pmnw bases, do you expect that new hires will still be sent to ny or do you see them going to bases like Dtw and MSP? I know those are pretty big bases for pmnw and were fairly junior. What's your thought on that and how hard do you think it would be to get to sfo? Thanks again for all your valuable information.

Delta admirer in San Jose, California said: Delta fa guy, thanks for all your helpful info. I'm a FA with another airline waiting for the day delta opens up the application process to non LOD. I used to work for NWA but had to quit for personal reasons, and found my self at another carrier, but homesick and hoping to go back and reconnect with old friends and fly for an amazing airline, delta. My question is I noticed in previous posts many references to the ny base and atl. When the process is complete and you guys are able to transfer to pmnw bases, do you expect that new hires will still be sent to ny or do you see them going to bases like Dtw and MSP? I know those are pretty big bases for pmnw and were fairly junior. What's your thought on that and how hard do you think it would be to get to sfo? Thanks again for all your valuable information.

Hello Delta admirer in San Jose, California

When all the bases open up, everyone is going to have the opportunity to be where they want to be (obviously, based on seniority). I know of some PMDL FA's that would like to transfer to a PMNW base and vice-versa.

As far as getting SFO, as you may know those are senior bases, however, in this industry that we are associated with, you know things do change pretty fast.

It's my pleasure to be able to answer any of your thoughts and or doubts. Best of luck to you.

Thanks so much delta fa guy. A couple more questions if u don't mind? Has your pay scale been negotiated with the merger in mind. Is the payscale that's Been posted in this forum accurate? Also how easy is it to pick up international trips for non LOD? Is the rumor still out there for non LOD hiring this year? Do you think me being a former NWA flight attendant would damper my chance? Thanks again!

Thanks so much delta fa guy. A couple more questions if u don't mind? Has your pay scale been negotiated with the merger in mind. Is the payscale that's Been posted in this forum accurate? Also how easy is it to pick up international trips for non LOD? Is the rumor still out there for non LOD hiring this year? Do you think me being a former NWA flight attendant would damper my chance? Thanks again!

I have a question about being a FA with delta. At the current airline that I'm with if you are a line holder we have a trip trade system that allows us to trade out of our current trip into another trip that is in open time. At Delta do you guys have trip trading with open time or how dose it work?

Delta admirer in Kirkland, Washington said: Thanks so much delta fa guy. A couple more questions if u don't mind? Has your pay scale been negotiated with the merger in mind. Is the payscale that's Been posted in this forum accurate? Also how easy is it to pick up international trips for non LOD? Is the rumor still out there for non LOD hiring this year? Do you think me being a former NWA flight attendant would damper my chance? Thanks again!

Delta admirer,

The pay scale posted here is accurate. Only PMNW pay was brought up to our pay scale . As far as the rumor about hiring non lod speakers, it's just that, a rumor. There's nothing official. I know of former NWA FA's and they are now flying for DL. It's all about how your portray yourself during the interview process. I cannot say that being a former FA will hurt your chances, unless you was fired from NWA.

Once and if we begin hiring, apply; you have nothing to lose, nonetheless ou have lots to gain........a wonderful interview experience.

Flygirl in Oak Park, Illinois said: I have a question about being a FA with delta. At the current airline that I'm with if you are a line holder we have a trip trade system that allows us to trade out of our current trip into another trip that is in open time. At Delta do you guys have trip trading with open time or how dose it work?

Hello Flygirl,

Yes, we do have a trading system in place. If you have a trip that you don't like and you see something in open time, you can trip trade your trip with open time. Now, there are some perimeters....example, you cannot drop below the rotation trip. For example. If you have a 3 day trip and you see a 2 day trip on OT, the system will not allow the trade. Also, if your rotation is worth 15 hours, ou cannot drop below the 15 hours. You can also request to drop our trip to OT and hope that the company drops the trip for your line.

Hope the above cleared any doubts. Safe flying!

One quick Q I'd like to have answered is that since I was hired as Japanese LOD, can I work a flight going over to Japan, take a couple of days off to visit old friends in the country, and then work a return flight?

Neoyamaneko in Seffner, Florida said: One quick Q I'd like to have answered is that since I was hired as Japanese LOD, can I work a flight going over to Japan, take a couple of days off to visit old friends in the country, and then work a return flight?

LOL and who's going to work the flight back when you are taking a couple of days off?

Dose delta have bid deny for LOD speakers?

Layovers are not vacations. If you are lucky you have 15 to 20+ hours in an international layover city...then you fly back. If you want to visit longer you fly there on your days off.

Thanks again for the great info Delta FA Guy. I know it has been posted here before but is it possible for you to post a typical trip and or schedule to give an idea of how schedules are at Delta. I know there is not such think as typical, but maybe your schedule. Or even better, maybe a new hires schedule based in NY. trying to see how easy it might be to commute. I know NWA used to have trips up to 5 days, is that true at Delta, and also, can u pick up trips from other bases? Thanks again./

Does delta require a medical exam?

Question, how realistic is it for a current ATL resident to stay based in Atlanta if hired as a Delta flight attendant. I'm not averse to moving later, but in the beginning the pay is supposedly not so good, the cost to relocate would be a pain and commuting can be tricky. I've read elsewhere that Atlanta is more of a senior base...but since I already live here...?

Also, I've been looking around the net, doing as much research as I can about being a flight attendant, and this forum is fantastic! Just wanted to say thanks so much to the current and former flight attendants on the board keeping it real with all of us wannabes! =D

Can someone give me an idea of the size of the dorm rooms and/or hotel rooms? Just to get some idea of how much personal space or lack thereof there will be.