topDawg claims to work for Delta Airlines as an AMT. And obviously he’s not a fan of data and maybe this explains why.
Delta is the largest non union major Air Carrier in the US. They count among the non organized their Flight Attendants, Ground Workers and Mechanics. In 2021 Delta Airlines due in part to their non union status employed roughly 83,000 people nationwide.
By comparison American Airlines being heavily unionized employed 123,000 in house in 2021.
In the fiscal year 2022, American Airlines Group employed around 129,700 people.
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Few notes.
Its Air (space) Lines. I figured three and four letter words wouldn't be that hard for you.
Second I don't know what any of that has to do with anything I posted. You said something stupid about Delta "hiding" data, i attempted to point you in the direction of the data, and you came back with whatever word vomit that is. I'm going to take that as "I don't know how to get to and read form 41 data so let me deflect."
In which case, instead of posting whatever that is, AGAIN, email the airline data project and ask them. They are nice people and wont bite, I promise.
Oh and at least pre-COVID, American was also quite a bit bigger than Delta. If I remember right something like 100-200 planes. American also was a little bit more wide body heavy which is going to = more employees even if all the other variables were the same.
With that said, American does more of its own work that requires bodies. Airframe work will also need more bodies then engines and components. I wont argue that point.
Although I don’t want to get too far off topic here since this is not about Delta Airlines but this does again sound like one of their job within a job hope to make it to one of the big boy job schemes. Get a few years of lower pay work out of people.
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And as we know Delta doesn’t want this information getting out there since they always have Unions nipping at their heels.
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*heavy sigh*
Okay a few notes again.
Air. Lines. Two words.
Second, Delta doesn't hide the PFE program. If you don't have experience then you work as a PFE for 6 months before getting directly hired. I don't necessarily agree with it, but at the same time, most of the other majors are wanting ~2 years of experience. The other thing is that most of the people in this program are still in school and/or don't have their tickets yet. PFE gives them a chance to learn and get some experience and then in a lot of cases get hired directly as an AMT instead of having to be a direct hire ASM till they get 2-3 years then being able to move up. The entire idea is it is a way for Delta to be able to hiring "greener" mechanics and not have quite as many issues as United/American/Southwest/UPS/FedEx.
Again, I'm not a huge fan of it, but the other option and what United/American are more or less doing, is sticking them at a regional for 2 years then hiring them directly. Both suck. Both ignore the entire point of the ASM type spots at the airlines but here we are.
But Delta doesn't hide it. Get on LinkedIn. They are posting **** about it all the time.
third.
DGS/Delta Global Services were the same company. DGS doesn't exist anymore and hasn't for a few years. PFEs come through Launch and STS.
The only DGS people TechOps had anything to do with were some of the retired guys that would come back as a contract/consultant deals. I'd assume you are smart enough to understand why a retired person would have to come back as a contractor/consultant.
either way, DGS is gone. I know they are still letting the retired guys come in and do some stuff, in a lot of cases its training up all the new people, but i don't know who they work for. Either way, that is yet another thing that is well known at Delta and around the industry. Sorry whoever is sending texts has no idea what they are talking about.
edit to add.
Remind me
where is the PR from the TWU on doing these engines in house at American? 
