Alaska Air Hiring
05-04-2026 | 05:01 PM
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05-04-2026 | 05:55 PM
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Pilot mgmt mentioned the Fall, I’m sure you’re right though, no hiring for the Alaska side. The Hawaiian side however has three more vacancy/displacement bids coming up, Sept, Dec, Feb. By the end of that or sooner, 787 SEA FO seats could go unfilled and therefore hire into.
05-04-2026 | 06:10 PM
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Pilot mgmt mentioned the Fall, I’m sure you’re right though, no hiring for the Alaska side. The Hawaiian side however has three more vacancy/displacement bids coming up, Sept, Dec, Feb. By the end of that or sooner, 787 SEA FO seats could go unfilled and therefore hire into.
When was the last Hawaiian new hire class? I think I remember September or October 2025? I’m curious if the next classes that the Air Group offers will go to the Alaska or Hawaiian side, since we were told to hold tight til the fall by the company. Thanks!
05-04-2026 | 06:32 PM
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05-04-2026 | 08:03 PM
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Excuse my ignorance since I’m one of those waiting on a class date. How does the company determine whether or not they’ll do a vacancy bid? I assume there’s a crew ratio for each aircraft… so when enough pilots have retired, left, or the company gets more planes delivered, they’ll start new hire classes.
When was the last Hawaiian new hire class? I think I remember September or October 2025? I’m curious if the next classes that the Air Group offers will go to the Alaska or Hawaiian side, since we were told to hold tight til the fall by the company. Thanks!
When was the last Hawaiian new hire class? I think I remember September or October 2025? I’m curious if the next classes that the Air Group offers will go to the Alaska or Hawaiian side, since we were told to hold tight til the fall by the company. Thanks!
Our fleet complexity creates opportunities and movement, so I expect HA before AK.
05-04-2026 | 08:45 PM
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Anyone looking to hold LAX is gonna be ugly
the most junior person in LAX will be here 10.5 years and the plug. Sad brutal almost 11 years and the plug but in la on ua dl and AA I’m sure 11 years gets you a nice line. SFO is going to be a 9 year ca plug. I have a feeling attrition is about to pick up again
the most junior person in LAX will be here 10.5 years and the plug. Sad brutal almost 11 years and the plug but in la on ua dl and AA I’m sure 11 years gets you a nice line. SFO is going to be a 9 year ca plug. I have a feeling attrition is about to pick up again
05-07-2026 | 06:15 PM
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New ALPA tool yikes upgrade time in any base is gonna be a while didn’t realize how many people were looking to upgrading. Gonna take a while to go through the backlog and that’s before this displacement bid
05-07-2026 | 06:51 PM
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05-07-2026 | 07:10 PM
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It's based on the last bid, not live data. Bidding behavior changes with every bid and with minimal captain positions currently it's no surprise that the outlook looks bleak. We obviously need planes and growth and for gas not to be double what is was 2 months ago for that to change.
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