Alaska Air Hiring
05-07-2026 | 08:17 PM
#8782
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From: Captain
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.
05-07-2026 | 08:45 PM
#8783
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05-08-2026 | 07:25 AM
#8784
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And yet we had people here on APC who thought they would upgrade in PDX in under 5….
05-08-2026 | 08:22 AM
#8785
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Joined: Dec 2024
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I’m honestly shocked anyone still wants to come here—there’s zero growth, zero hiring, and zero retirements.
05-08-2026 | 08:32 AM
#8786
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I am at year 5 with no upgrade in sight and haven’t seen meaningful movement in many years. I feel like I may have made a huge mistake coming here. However, the good news is I have other sources of income.
I’m honestly shocked anyone still wants to come here—there’s zero growth, zero hiring, and zero retirements.
I’m honestly shocked anyone still wants to come here—there’s zero growth, zero hiring, and zero retirements.
I’m urging friends to go anywhere but here. The craziest part is the company and anyone in the training department when I’m at CQ will continue to preach explosive growth and how it’s such an incredible time to be here.
It even went as far our instructors asking us if we wanted to see the new 78 sim after I repeatedly said no “aren’t you excited? You’ll be flying heavies very soon?” Absolutely wild
05-08-2026 | 09:03 AM
#8787
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Joined: Mar 2011
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From: 737 FO
Same here, negative movement 5 years in sucks.
I’m urging friends to go anywhere but here. The craziest part is the company and anyone in the training department when I’m at CQ will continue to preach explosive growth and how it’s such an incredible time to be here.
It even went as far our instructors asking us if we wanted to see the new 78 sim after I repeatedly said no “aren’t you excited? You’ll be flying heavies very soon?” Absolutely wild
I’m urging friends to go anywhere but here. The craziest part is the company and anyone in the training department when I’m at CQ will continue to preach explosive growth and how it’s such an incredible time to be here.
It even went as far our instructors asking us if we wanted to see the new 78 sim after I repeatedly said no “aren’t you excited? You’ll be flying heavies very soon?” Absolutely wild
05-08-2026 | 09:07 AM
#8788
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Joined: Mar 2024
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I am at year 5 with no upgrade in sight and haven’t seen meaningful movement in many years. I feel like I may have made a huge mistake coming here. However, the good news is I have other sources of income.
I’m honestly shocked anyone still wants to come here—there’s zero growth, zero hiring, and zero retirements.
I’m honestly shocked anyone still wants to come here—there’s zero growth, zero hiring, and zero retirements.
seems like anyone who isn’t a major carrier is stuck
05-08-2026 | 10:16 AM
#8789
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
If average pilots spends 30 years at his major, and 60% of pilots are CA's, that's a 12 year average upgrade.
Add in some realistic growth and you get maybe 10 years.
Account for those who bypass, you can maybe typically sneak in at the 8 year point (but then stagnate and maybe get forced back down).
05-08-2026 | 10:23 AM
#8790
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Joined: Mar 2011
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From: 737 FO
No not sustainable without ridiculously unrealistic growth.
If average pilots spends 30 years at his major, and 60% of pilots are CA's, that's a 12 year average upgrade.
Add in some realistic growth and you get maybe 10 years.
Account for those who bypass, you can maybe typically sneak in at the 8 year point (but then stagnate and maybe get forced back down).
If average pilots spends 30 years at his major, and 60% of pilots are CA's, that's a 12 year average upgrade.
Add in some realistic growth and you get maybe 10 years.
Account for those who bypass, you can maybe typically sneak in at the 8 year point (but then stagnate and maybe get forced back down).
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