From a local on the big island to give you guys some perspective about how important it is to have internal recs. "

Not to lessen the importance of reccs but those particular individuals have a bad attitude and it's known to HAL.

Class of 6 Jan 5th!

Can anyone let me know?
 

Any of you guys in the Pool or waiting interview phases know if HAL will be opening the window again? I would love a shot at working Here. Of course who wouldn't. Unless you hate tropical weather!

Whats the latest and greatest with Hawaiian? Nice to hear about hiring, I suppose the real hiring will start when the 321s come online. End of 2016 maybe? Also saw some figures on Hawaiians widebody pay, lower in comparison to other legacy peers, any HAL guys know if the priority is to bring that up in the next round. Lastly with a young pilot group and all the forcasted on the books aircraft purchases would a newhire expect to be right seat indefinitely? Any ideas or conjecture welcome, thanks.

Latest is that I flew 94 hours last month on Reserve on the 330... Hiring 6 will hardly make a dent in how short we are.

Greatest is we've got a new MEC that is DEAD SET on getting us an industry leading contract as a legcy. A lot more than pay is broken. Trip rigs, days off, reserve, vacation, sick, training pay, bla bla bla. All behind and all concessionary era language.

And for once since I've been here I've taked to enough guys that I have faith this pilot group will hold the line and continue to raise the bar. Guys have had enough and are fired up.

Oh and to your point about age and seniority. I've never been anywhere besides a commuter back in the 90s with so many 30somthing year old captains and 50'some year old captains with 30 years etc.

If hired here in the next few years plan to be an FO for years. If you're in your 40's or 50's plan to be a terminal FO

Hawaiian Airlines Hiring
 

Any idea of the backgrounds of the class of six?

Sounds like Hawaiian is similar to Virgin America. Good luck with getting pay and work rules improved. Hoping to get over there when the window opens again. [/U]

nothing like Virgin.

Virgin is a start up that has to a) get a union, and b) build a history of contracts.

Hawaiian is the oldest airline in the US (11th in the world), one which at one time had industry leading DC9 rates, and one which has had to file BK 3 times over the 8+ decades it's been in business (2 of which were recently) and set our pattern bargaining back quite a bit.. we simply have to climb BACK OUT of our hole and join our peers at the other Legacies and getting back what WE GAVE UP.