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Delta Air Lines pilot interview questions and selection process
How Delta Air Lines selects pilots: 6 selection stages and 14 interview questions from candidates' accounts. Use them to practise; they are examples, not official answers.
Selection stages
- Online application
- Interview day at Atlanta HQ (~24-30 candidates, documents collected on arrival)
- Group split: MMPI psychological questionnaire (~567 items, ~90 min) / panel interview, then swap
- Panel interview (HR rep + Captain + senior FO): intro/history, logbook questions, TMAAT, two WWYD scenarios with probing follow-ups
- Conditional job offer around noon
- Post-CJO: drug test, fingerprinting, psychologist interview
Tests
- MMPI (feeds later psych evaluation)
By rank
- First officer: All new hires enter as FO; same panel format for direct entry and Propel.
Interview questions
Personal and CV
- Tell us about your history and how it shaped who you are today, and what you learned along the way (First officer)
- Walk us through your logbook entries (First officer)
Situational
- Your captain is not responding or listening to your concerns - what do you do, and what if he still does not respond? (First officer)
- What would you do about passengers facing a late arrival?
Motivation
- Why leave your regional when you have a guaranteed flow to another major? (probing why Delta) (First officer)
Competency and CRM
- Tell us about a time you had a conflict with a passenger
Technical
- What is the effect of moving cargo further aft?
For practice only: general examples, not official answers. Pilot Jobs International accepts no responsibility for how they are used; prepare your own answers in your own words.
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