Originally Posted by
2loud
Better yet, why would anyone want to work for AS unless you absolutely want to live in the northwest? I can see that if you are a QX guy with no turbine PIC, AS will still hire you but that's about the only good deal for a "flow through". Objectively speaking, the big three legacies offer better pay, better 401k, more opportunities for upgrade in various airframes=more pay, more base choices=QOL, better pay, better pay, pilots with bigger balls, etc.
I agree with most of this. However, Alaska dropped the PIC requirement. I know several people hired from other regionals with 0 TPIC. It is no longer an exception for QX. One more reason to apply to other regionals. Back to Delta and Alaska banter.