Originally Posted by
seattlepilot
I am in thr same age group. For last 5 years i have been applying i have been hearing :
- why havent you upgraded yet? (Clueless about 2008)
- dont even bother applying without ay least 1000 tpic.
Now, all the people that started 10-15 years after me are employed by Alaska. I dont think alaska likes our age group
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That is really frustrating
I came from corporate / charter and whenever I would talk to the Big 3 they would ask me if I have considered working for Skywest because they really like hiring Skywest pilots. I had spent 3 years at ExpressJet previously, so had regional experience and was a light jet Captain in Part 91 and 135... it is what it is. Alaska was the only airline that saw my corporate and charter experience as a positive - good customer service skills.
Anyway, that was a tangent I didn't mean to go down... it's frustrating to try and see what these companies are looking for, but in my new hire class at Alaska we had two people over 50 years old and two people in their late 40's, so don't give up hope yet.