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Old 11-28-2025 | 07:36 AM
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hydrostream
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Originally Posted by RockyPilot14
Looking to see if we can bring this thread back to life!!

How is life at Alaska now? Single certificate, long haul from Seattle, hiring under the just the Alaska name now. Lots changing! Curious to see how things are. Have an interview coming up, excited for it. Former pointy nose driver and current regional FO. Hoping for SEA or LAX base.
I've been here for a few years now. First one was reserve under the old rules and was much better than reserve at the regional. I drive to work in SEA.

Once we switched to PBS I became a line holder and have been one for the last couple years. Generally got the days off and types of trips I wanted to fly. Over the last 12 months my in-base seniority here has been very stagnant and maybe even a slightly backward creep. Some QOL hit because of that but nothing I'm getting spun up about.

I worked most of the holidays last year, but got them all off this year with the exception of NYE. I was not able to hold a line this December but got a good reserve schedule with Christmas Eve and Christmas off.

I usually get most of the weekend off. Head to work Sunday night type of thing.

Day to day life is good when I'm at work. I like our pace of flying, I like our hotels, the pay is good, the benefits are good, I like the airplane, and I spend a lot of time with my family. There are some contract areas I'd like to see improvement but this is still BY FAR the best job I've ever had.

Would Delta be better? Maybe? I didn't apply to them and I don't really know. I'm very happy here.
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