Since Alaska took over hiring in 2017, they've hardly assigned pilots to the Airbus. The last bus class was Jan 2018 and the majority of newhires have been going to the 737s. We can't control who we hire, that's airline management's job. I will say I know people who want to work here and with very impressive qualifications who still can't get a call. Some with lesser resumes can't get a call either. Not sure what the secret is in getting called but with the little amounts of hiring AS does compared to other airlines, it's still really competitive to work here. Unlike Delta, this place doesn't hire many younger people with smaller resumes. Of the nearly 3000 pilots here only about 40 are below age 30. Anyway as a rsv CA I've flown with rsv FOs from the latest hiring cycle and they've all been here almost a year or more now, and seemed like great individuals with good backgrounds.