Application question
 

Good afternoon everyone. I live in the PNW and eventually Alaska seems like what I would like my final destination to be based on location and not wanting to commute. I am currently with a Cargo company flying WB which is pretty fun and I really have no complaints so far. Like is talked about all the time on these boards, no company is perfect right?

I’ve been flying since 2005. Started military and then went to contracting. Some 91ish stuff and 135 stuff. I moved to 121 last year. I have approximately 3800 hours and had a clean record up until I had a bad day at work which happened to be the day of a line check and didn’t pass.

Realistically, how long will this line check failure affect my ability to have a chance to move on and try to get on with Alaska? Thanks everyone in advance for any input. I have thick skin, so be as brutally honest as necessary!

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a line check failure will not keep you from getting hired anywhere. How you talk about it in your interview will decide if you get hired. If you say it was Russia’s fail you will not get hired. Even if it was Russia’s fault.

I don’t think that will be a hindrance at all. Just be prepared to talk about it, air it out in the open and explain how you learned from it. Be positive and most of all be yourself. They are hyper sensitive to people leaving, so if they even catch a whiff of you wanting to use Alaska as a stepping stone, they won’t hire you. It really is a great group of people to work with, don’t take these boards as any kind of sampling, otherwise you’d think we’re an angry bunch ;-). It’s not rainbows and unicorns, but it isn’t the worst either. Good luck!!

Failed FAA checkrides get some attention. Line checks have no meaning one airline to the next. They are standard-less. Alaska does not care what another airline’s line check does. Unless you fail all of them.

As long as you can own your bad days and present that you learned something from the failure it should not matter. DM me if you'd like help or want to speak with someone about AS. It's not a bad place to be.

Seconded!

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