Alaska Air Hiring
05-08-2026 | 10:36 AM
#8791
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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
“You should really check out the 787 sim” when I politely declined. “You were so lucky to get hired when you did.” I could only sit there dumbfounded.
05-08-2026 | 10:38 AM
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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).
05-08-2026 | 11:29 AM
#8793
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I was seat subbing for a hiring round with no upgrades, 5 captains involuntarily downgraded on the last reduction bid, and an another reduction bid on the horizon:
“You should really check out the 787 sim” when I politely declined. “You were so lucky to get hired when you did.” I could only sit there dumbfounded.
“You should really check out the 787 sim” when I politely declined. “You were so lucky to get hired when you did.” I could only sit there dumbfounded.
05-08-2026 | 12:27 PM
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05-08-2026 | 12:32 PM
#8796
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From: 737 FO
05-08-2026 | 12:32 PM
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05-08-2026 | 01:14 PM
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05-08-2026 | 01:48 PM
#8799
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It’s how the contract works. Vacancies are filled first. And for every LAX and SFO pilot that bids out, it fulfills one reduction requirement. Say there are 17 SFO CA reductions. But 20 bid out to SAN CA, that would mean no one in SFO CA has to be involuntarily reduced, AND, created 3 proffer new spots for SFO CA for anyone to bid in.
05-08-2026 | 01:49 PM
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He was hired here in 2018, which means he got the upgrade in 2022/23. Something that has not been seen at AS in a long time. Yet he still complains endlessly since upgrading. His 8 yrs here total, with literally half as Captain.
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