Originally Posted by iFlyHi

Is anyone willing to send me a DM of some lines? Or possibly a bid package? Just curious how an actual line looks. SFO or LAX. You can de-identify however you see fit. I'm just trying to get a better idea.

Originally Posted by FreqFlyer

It’s not rocket science. Lines are a mix of 1, 2, 3 & 4 day trips. 1 to 3 legs a day, an a mix of anywhere from 13-18 days off a month.

Originally Posted by iFlyHi

Thats pretty common sense. You could say that about any airline. I was looking for something more specific than, “you fly trips and get days off”.

Originally Posted by clearandcold

If you aren’t here already it’s likely you wouldn’t experience our current line bidding as it exists today. If you came here as a new hire between waiting for a class, training, and being on reserve it’s likely that PBS would be implemented by the time you could hold a line. Other than that as a junior line holder you would probably get a 13 day off line full of all nighters for the first few months.

Originally Posted by FreqFlyer

Based in SEA maybe, but they asked specifically about LAX & SFO. There are VERY few all nighter lines in either base. Like maybe 4 total out of 140 lines on average.

Originally Posted by Reactivity

I spent several years chasing Alaska hither and yon, with loads more experience than the typical regional pilot, because I was told it would be points in my favor if I showed interest. Spent hours standing in line to talk to a recruiter for 5 minutes. Eventually got invited to a meet & greet after a couple years. Came out of that with a promise that I'd get a call in a few weeks. Then there was a general freakout over the Virgin America merger and all hiring stopped for six months. When they started hiring again, did they call those people they had promised to call six months earlier? No. They roundfiled that list and I got an email asking me to "please reapply", just like all of the previous years when they purged their application files and made everybody start over.

While on the jumpseat, an Alaska FO told me that despite multiple internal recommendations and a check airman bugging the chief pilot on a regular basis on his behalf, it took three years for him to get an interview at Alaska.

That's how much Alaska appreciates your effort to get their attention.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by livingthedream7

Stupid question but, do travel companions get access to One World partners or just Alaska operated flights?