Congratulations on your accomplishment. Good luck in your future endeavors.

They'll tell you that you don't need 121 time to get hired. But then one of the first questions a recruiter will ask you is, "So, do you have any 121 time?"

I know of people who have been hired without 121 time. One of them had a personal connection to the system chief pilot. The other lived in Anchorage.

Most of my career has been in 135. I have a couple thousand hours of multiengine jet PIC time including 17 years of flying in and around Southeast Alaska. I've been applying to Alaska continuously since at least 2012. I've been to the various recruiting events. The first time I made any headway with them was the first time I reapplied (which happens on a roughly annual basis) after getting a 121 job and stopped going to the recruiting events.

You do the math.

My class about a year ago had three people with only 135 experience including myself. It was a class of 12. If you put in the work at job fairs and you have PIC Jet time, I think your chances are still fairly good.


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I would. Anyone defending Alaska has their head in the sand. Every American, Delta, Southwest, United guy I have in my jumpseat is happy. Almost everyone at our company isn’t. It’s real simple.

Maybe he isn't the problem? There is more than a few people on here trying to get their dream job at AAG, and can't get an interview because the website is not working. That is a very good reason to get angry IMO.

This is true. Believe it or not I actually do have friends and they’re all happy at their Airlines. They are experiencing upward movement and growth and good contracts and direction. While all we get at this dump is emails from the top telling us how cutting routes, slowing growth a few times and running away from competition is how we are going to come out on top, but only if we cut costs.

Looks like someone got a hold of the NJA playbook.

These were a double headed question as I found,,, make sure you read the box that you're checking,,, just because all the yes's are on the top doesn't mean the second double-headed question has a yes on the top I found that it has the no on the top so you can easily check no instead of yes. So pay attention and maybe that's what they're looking for I don't know.

Is that like that test they used to hand out in elementary school with the caveat to read the instructions carefully before completing the test? And the instructions say to fill in your name, ignore the questions, and hand the test back to your teacher?

Not true. I got the same response as others have posted about being disqualified for checking "no" to the H.S. diploma question. I quadruple checked the form before I submitted. This morning I received this email acknowledging the "glitch".

Hello,



Thank you for your interest in the First Officer Position. In completing the application, our records show you answered "no" to the question "do you have a high school diploma." Unfortunately, this may have resulted in the disqualification of your application. If in fact you do not have a high school diploma, no further action is required at this time. However, if you do have a high school diploma, please complete the attached form and reply to this email with a copy of your resume as well as your letters of recommendation.



We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this matter.



Regards,

The Recruitment Team