Originally Posted by
snackysmores
That was Hornblower, he's an ex laker who gives preferential treatment to them over other candidates simply for that reason. I believe he was quoted as saying they liked lakers because "they're so excited to fly for us!" Haha yeah really you think?! They're flying 1900s they'd be thrilled to fly 175s at Mesa for $20/hour!!
Horizon is the worst choice for anyone looking to go to Alaska. You have to sign over all your employee records, wait a year in a pool and lose seniority, volunteer all your time for AG events, save some seals and just MAYBE you will make it to day 2 of the interview process...Meanwhile lakers and guys from any other airline are having the red carpet rolled out for them without being subjected to those undue burdens. Give me a break.
This has been the case since the 90's with any regional owned by the same holding company as the mainline, and that's even when pilots were plentiful. Joke used to be at Eagle that the best way to get hired at AA was to quit Eagle first!
Why take from your operation (other than just a few to keep the hope alive) when you can steal employees from your competitor for an overall lower cost to the air group due to much less recruiting/training expense.