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I occasionaly stop by this forum and read some of the threads. It seems that there's always talk about SKW, Ex Jet, Colgan, Eagle, Etc ... but I never read anything about Horizon. I am relocating to the west coast and Horizon seems like a well established regional but unfortunately I don't know much about them. Is there anyone that can offer some insight about this company? I'm lookking for work ethics, upgrade time, dinero$$, things of the such. Is it a good company to work for? Thanks
Horizon is a strong, conservative and well funded company that is like a rock in the pacific NW. They operate mostly new aircraft and fly to some of the most beautiful places in the United States.
Living in the NW is a huge draw and Horizon enjoys a low turnover as a result. They especially like to hire retired military pilots with low expectations and therefore have a stagnant seniority list. Upgrade is painfully slow. Currently it is someplace around 6 to 7 years. Their conservative nature prevents rapid expansion mania however is slow to advance upon opportunities. Horizon Air is planning to expand through acquiring larger aircraft so I don't expect upgrade times to get any quicker. In fact they might reduce the number of pilot on line as a result.
Currently pay is better than at most regionals however management traditionally is more comfortable at the lower end of the pay scale. Contract negotiations I am sure will result in a pay cut.
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