Hawaiian Airlines Hiring
03-09-2014 | 12:16 PM
#971
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Would love to help but we really only get one person we can recommend and I already have a few close friends who've flown on 6 continents and crossed many oceans aswell to help. Good luck however... With you're resume you should be a shoe in for something good.
03-25-2014 | 05:26 PM
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Is there any benefit to the company for a west coast base besides covering outstation sick/timeouts? If not, it's probably still worth it if done right, right? How about a SFO/OAK common base? Maybe that would make the most sense. Hey, you could even throw in SJC and SMF with longer callouts. Out of SFO and OAK you could easily deadhead crews on UAL or SWA anywhere. For pilots, it's better than LA because of public transportation and traffic. What about the possibility of being cross-trained/utilized on A330 and A321 simultaneously? Am I way off here? 
03-25-2014 | 05:36 PM
#973
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Is there any benefit to the company for a west coast base besides covering outstation sick/timeouts? If not, it's probably still worth it if done right, right? How about a SFO/OAK common base? Maybe that would make the most sense. Hey, you could even throw in SJC and SMF with longer callouts. Out of SFO and OAK you could easily deadhead crews on UAL or SWA anywhere. For pilots, it's better than LA because of public transportation and traffic. What about the possibility of being cross-trained/utilized on A330 and A321 simultaneously? Am I way off here?
In the end, if/when it is the companies interest to open one, I'm sure the union would engage the issue, but until then it's just rumor.. I came here expecting no west coast base in the short term, this way ™ expectations are realistic. Truth also be told, if one were to open it would likely go quite senior and I wouldn't be able to hold it anyway... Much less any new hires.
03-26-2014 | 09:04 AM
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West Coast base is atleast a blip on the radar. I know there has been some feasiability reports done on it.. If it goes any farther than analysis I'd be very suprised short term..perosnal opinion
Another issue with the Neo's is what kind of trips they will be flying.. Will it be 2 day trips out of HNL.. Or 3 day trips out of HNL where even the most senior will have to give up days off for a line.... (or we vote in better daily rigs in a few years)
Not sure how a West Coast base would change anything. But maybe with the new 117, West Coast basing would allow easier 2 day trip pairings or turns?? And with 16+ a/c going back and forth, maybe a west Coast base would aid in hiccup recovery??
Either way the Neo's can't get here soon enough.. Giving AK a decade head start was a poor move IMO..
Another issue with the Neo's is what kind of trips they will be flying.. Will it be 2 day trips out of HNL.. Or 3 day trips out of HNL where even the most senior will have to give up days off for a line.... (or we vote in better daily rigs in a few years)
Not sure how a West Coast base would change anything. But maybe with the new 117, West Coast basing would allow easier 2 day trip pairings or turns?? And with 16+ a/c going back and forth, maybe a west Coast base would aid in hiccup recovery??
Either way the Neo's can't get here soon enough.. Giving AK a decade head start was a poor move IMO..
04-29-2014 | 12:12 PM
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