Alaska Air Hiring
#7111
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Joined APC: Jul 2022
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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.
#7112
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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”.
#7113
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Position: Cessna 205
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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.
#7114
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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.
#7115
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That’s exactly why I asked my question. It depends. And time utilization is different from airline to airline and I would like to know realistically what to expect.
#7116
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.
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.
Somewhat different situation today.
#7119
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#7120
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2021
Posts: 10
I have stupid questions too!
Are they putting new hires on the airbus? I only ask because I already fly the thing. I'm fully aware that my future place is in the seat of a 737 whether I like it or not (including my current airline).
Also are they only located in the CA bases or did they spread them out after acquiring VX?
Are they putting new hires on the airbus? I only ask because I already fly the thing. I'm fully aware that my future place is in the seat of a 737 whether I like it or not (including my current airline).
Also are they only located in the CA bases or did they spread them out after acquiring VX?
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