Originally Posted by
Cruz5350
Don’t listen to the poster above.... my interview group had 1 candidate with no PIC other than their time at Horizon as an FO and they weren’t hired. The other 2 had significant 121 time and both had Airbus time one hired and turned down the other not hired. In the 3 classes after mine I actually met almost all during Indoc on the Bus side and I didn’t meet a single individual that didn’t have tons of turbine, 121, or PIC. That’s the last 24 hired onto the Airbus, I was the class prior to those 24 and I was the least experienced with my measly 4200 TT, little over 1100 PIC w/ 650 121 PIC and about 3700 hours of 121. I can’t speak for the 737 side of the house but I’m sure it’s the same and in case anyone was wondering everyone I ran into had a degree. That doesn’t sound like degenerates like some may want you to believe in fact I’ve flown with way less qualified pilots that have moved onto the big 3 in my short stint as a Captain vs what I’ve seen here lately.
It’s my observation and opinions of some of the captains whom I’ve flown with. Resumes and hours don’t always paint a rosy picture. There are more weak new hires than usual with personality flaws to boot. It’s just what I hear on the line.
Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
You’re a 737 FO, how long were you at AS? And how were you bent over in the AS SLI proposal for AS FOs?
You have to ask? It’s been hashed out already. Alaska acquired VX. It’s really not a merger. Our MEC offered the VX pilot group a fair deal but they refused. VX side is shooting for the stars while Alaska morons fell for the “fair and equitable “ proposal in arbitration, once again. With upgrades forecasted to be 9+ years, stagnation, uncertainty, subpar work rules, upcoming SLI sh!t show, etc., this place isn’t for me. It’s only going to get worse before things improve. The only thing I’ll miss are the great bunch of crews, CAs and FAs.