Originally Posted by
WarmSandDreams
I would prefer that too, but even if the hiring is done through Hawaiians hiring page, it's Alaska's show now. We have an Alaska Chief pilot and an assistant chief pilot that forgot he was ever Hawaiian as soon as they offered him base chief pilot doing the hiring. I'm fairly certain they're more interested in pilots that want to work for Alaska and are ok being "stuck" on the 717 for the 2-3 years it has left than they are pilots that would love the 717 but will be "stuck" flying 737s for 30 years after it leaves.
Originally Posted by
Hawaii808
Fair assessment on the hiring part. Although I would think they would want to hire guys into a base that would prefer to stay in base for the long term. I would also bet that guys that say they want 717 actually just want to fly interisland and don’t necessarily care what fleet type is flying it. What schedule changes come with the new fleet type is what I’m interested in seeing.
Alaska has a history of hiring people with roots in specific zip codes.
That may have backfired a bit lately, they seem to have hired a lot of folks from Alaska (the state) in the last wave, who are now stuck commuting to CA and not happy about it.
The dust will settle eventually, and I bet they'll run segregated classes for 737, AZ, and HI, and prioritize appropriate zip codes in applicant screening. It only makes sense, if you require folks to show up for class and spin the roulette wheel you're just asking for attrition. You can give them the choice of first available, but I think it's smart to offer some geographic certainty when it's practical.
No need in 2025 to prove how bad you want to work here by commuting across the western hemisphere for an indeterminate period
