Originally Posted by
PetrolBurner
Hello all, I applied 7 weeks ago, had a meet and greet with a Seattle base Chief Pilot right away that went really well. But then radio silence. I've had a friend who's an Alaska Airlines pilot sponsor me with HR (there's an official process for that.) I still haven't gotten a call to interview and I'm wondering if there's anything left that I can do. Is my lack of 121 and jet time that much of a hurdle or do I just need to stay patient? I have 6500 TT, 4100 METPIC, college degree, instructor pilot at my current job and previous airline and companines and a bunch of other special mission qualifications. Alaska is my top choice but my timeline for the next few months makes me wonder if it's time to start pursuing number 2 and 3 on my personal list.
As someone else said Airbus transitions should be mostly done by now. According the CP on the All Pilot call at the beginning of the month there is no lack of applicants, so it might be taking them a while to get through all of them. Supposedly they are full steam ahead on running new hire classes. I'd start applying wherever you're interested in working and maybe have your contact update your resume with the SEA Base CP.