Originally Posted by
DashAviator
The Pathways program worked pretty well for the first twenty or thirty pilots who went through the program. It is seniority-based, it is NOT a flow-through, and the company has recently increased the amount of PIC and Part 121 time required to move on to Alaska. As Snacky indicated, you'll probably be spending at least five years at Horizon before you can get on with Alaska.
For this reason, many of the Pathways pilots view it as a backup plan. it''s ironic that many of our former pilots are now working for Delta.
To be clear, the Part 121 time requirement is QX time. I came here with ~2000 Part 121, and now I need ANOTHER 2000, and I'm a line holder flying 350 hours per year.
1000 PIC QX for a total of 2000 QX.
Punished for my age.
Punished for my experience.
Punished for flying their old airplane.
But...you CAN keep your HHonors points from the HGI in Pasco.