I would agree with what CatIII said... you're right in the ball park... a few months back I had a conversation with our Chief Pilot (KM) and he mentioned that they need at least 2500 flight hours to be competitive... the more Jet time the better. PIC is nice but its not a hard and fast rule at Hawaiian as to needing that at all. They really like RJ time from the mainland... from places like ExpressJet, SkyWest, ASA, Pinnacle, etc... because it exposes guys to glass cockpit, international ops, Jet aircraft... etc... but they tend to hire lots of guys that never upgraded in those type of operations or only did for a short time. This is not to say that they don't also take guys from TurboProp operators too... like Horizon or Island Air. Its a big point system and every thing you have adds to your points. Just hang in there... stay positive and motivated and your number will come up eventually.

Aloha

 

Any updates on the status of hiring? All my buddies are getting picked up left and right and I'm still holding out for HAL waiting for a phase 3 email/call invite..interviewed Oct. 2012

 

Thanks for the info bro! Definitely gonna wait. There where some confusing emails that went out mid November. I got an email saying my application will remain under review and some got the thanks but no thanks letter. Still kinda grey on the status. Hopefully no news is good news...

 

I'm waiting for a phase III and recently have acquired an A320 type rating which I would think would be of value. Is there a way to update my information on file or does it even matter?

 

I'm in the same boat as you........been waiting for Phase III since last year and I've since added an A320 type. I'm assuming for me I've probably been flushed out and will have to start over.

 

That's a very good assumption. I've interviewed twice and as much as I would love the job, life goes on. I'm gonna stick to my current job and when the opportunity comes up again for Hawaiian, I'm going to try for a third time. Maybe that will be the charm.

 

Latest vacancy bid shows 14 new hires. 3 767s retiring in the next few months and 4 new Airbus 330 coming next year.

 

Did I miss an email or something? All I got was the Pairings & PBS email, no vacancy that I saw.

 

Email came out with bid 13-02 last night.

Good luck to the next 14!

 

Oddly went to my junk menial!! I stand corrected. Welcome to the new guys!!!