Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
Just thought I'd throw this out there.....If Alaska (Air Group) hires a Horizon pilot doesn't that just double the training cost for the Air Group because now the new Horizon pilot needs to be trained too? It's all about the benjamin's!!!
No. Alaska would be hiring someone anyway. The pilot is obviously not going to stay at Horizon, so they would have to train someone anyway. And, it has the effect of lowering the overall seniority at Horizon, thus lowering overall pilot costs in the long run. The study was done several years ago by Alaska ALPA and Horizon IBT and was found to actually save the airgroup millions a year if they only hired Horizon guys.