Originally Posted by
Rnav
Actually Sky your numbers are wrong on the total of Horizon pilots
According to APC's info there are 620 active Horizon pilots. So based on that calculation and ClutchCargo's number of 4 being hired that makes it
0.65% of the Horizon pilots are going to Alaska Airlines in this class. However, they did make up
35% of the total class CC mentions. I'm actually surprised they don't hire more of the Horizon guys/gals... Those are the facts.
Rnav,
When I was there Horizon Air had around 745 pilots. They have shrunk. Another exciting development in the airlines.
One reason Alaska Airlines avoids hiring pilots from Horizon Air is that they then have to hire and train a replacement for the departing Horizon Air guy. It makes more business sense to hire from the competitor. Make them pay the training costs. Another reason is that they use hiring practices as a passive form of punishment on the regional guys. Do what we say and we will hire a few.
Skyhigh