Alaska is a great place to work. I'm sorry that PackRatt has taken over this thread and turned it into something less then helpful.
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If you are a pilot who loves the PNW and AK, if you enjoy fun flying to unusual places, if you like working for a profitable company - then join us.

There will always be strange fellows on internet web boards who seems to enjoy making noise for the sake of making it. They give no useful information, only anger, hate and lies. One another board I look at from time to time there is a guy called General Lee who does the same thing. It's best to just ignore them, but I know it is hard to do sometimes.

As an example, a few pages back, PackRatt gave a long rant on Arctic Eagles and the Mudhen. As you can tell by my name, I was honored and blessed to be one of them for many years. I can assure you this - not one thing that PackRatt said was even remotely accurate. He was never there, he never flew the 200, so how can he possibly speak to something that he knows absolutely nothing about? He can slander me and my co-workers all he wants, and frankly, we don't care. But I do take issue with him slandering the death of one of our dearest friends - a death that was tragic and heart breaking and has details that PackRatt knows nothing about.

So, for those who seek to work for Alaska - I'm sorry that you have to wade through pages of crap while trying to find a nugget of helpful information on this thread. Don't believe a word of what ever PackRatt spits out and you will be ahead of the game. If you have specific questions about the company, keep asking and I'm sure several of us will do our best to give you factual information without the "Alaska sucks" attitude.

 

Actually what you said was that in order to hold Christmas off he must be PDX based. At which time they responded and corrected you by informing you he/she was SEA based. That is what I was talking about you not knowing what you were talking about, making assumptions about AS Airlines and spouting your mouth on half baked notions. I could give a rats @&& where you rank AS Airlines on your hiring priorty, that's up to you. Yes you struck a nerve, because you talk as though you actually know something and you obviously don't. Insult AS Airlines as much as you want, again, I could give a rats @$$...until you start talking factual information, you are 100% discredited.

 

Ok enough thread drift. I'm going to let everything so far stand, but will be deleting any future posts that do not have anything to do with useful information about hiring at Alaska.

Personally I love living here in Seattle. I would never leave. I am a longtime Alaska shareholder and proud of it. I like rain and clouds. I count many Alaska pilots as friends. I have a lot of miles in my mileage plan. If I knew how to fly, I would try to get on there.

 

Interviewing 16 next week. Hiring 40 more for this year. Possible 120 next year.

I don't understand the anger some of the posters on the forum have for AS. This is my 13 th flying job. I have worked at several other airlines and I have friends all over the industry. I have to say AS is a good place to work.

 

Thanks for the update AK. Any idea when the next round of calls is going out?

 

I know calls for the Feb interviews went out about middle of Jan (~3wks prior). Seems like they're sticking to interviewing in early part of the month so another couple weeks for the April interviews and then on from there.

 

They typically do not train in summer, so I'm guessing since March interviews are full and classes scheduled into May, that Fall will be the next calls for interviews.

40 this spring and 40 in fall. give or take....

 

Hello all. First time post on APC - I am a military guy from the Northwest and would be ecstatic to get picked up by Alaska. The problem is I don't have a flying history with anyone at AS, and therefore internal recommendations are unlikely. Does anyone have experience with external recs from military commanders and such? Do they hold any kind of weight? Also, is there a way to fill out an application on the careers page while the window is closed? Thanks!

 

No they don't. Internal recommendations are the only thing that carry any weight at AS. Make sure you have some community service (for some unknown reason) on your resume as well.

You can only apply through the open window. Make sure you stay aware of it because it opens and closes quickly. Attend the WIA and OBAP conferences as well if you really want to work for Alaska. Personal schmoozing with the Chief Pilots and HR people works the best. Frankly, it is just about the ONLY way to get around the general nepotism involved in the Alaska hiring process.

AorB, check your PMs for more info.

 

Do you think community service is a bad thing or below you? The reason is not unknown. Alaska wants to see that there is more to you than just flying planes. Quite a few airlines feel this way. Charlie V. at UAL has said the same thing at job fairs in his presentation.