Horizon .... What do you think?
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Horizon .... What do you think?
I occasionaly stop by this forum and read some of the threads. It seems that there's always talk about SKW, Ex Jet, Colgan, Eagle, Etc ... but I never read anything about Horizon. I am relocating to the west coast and Horizon seems like a well established regional but unfortunately I don't know much about them. Is there anyone that can offer some insight about this company? I'm lookking for work ethics, upgrade time, dinero$$, things of the such. Is it a good company to work for? Thanks
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Horizon Air
I occasionaly stop by this forum and read some of the threads. It seems that there's always talk about SKW, Ex Jet, Colgan, Eagle, Etc ... but I never read anything about Horizon. I am relocating to the west coast and Horizon seems like a well established regional but unfortunately I don't know much about them. Is there anyone that can offer some insight about this company? I'm lookking for work ethics, upgrade time, dinero$$, things of the such. Is it a good company to work for? Thanks
Living in the NW is a huge draw and Horizon enjoys a low turnover as a result. They especially like to hire retired military pilots with low expectations and therefore have a stagnant seniority list. Upgrade is painfully slow. Currently it is someplace around 6 to 7 years. Their conservative nature prevents rapid expansion mania however is slow to advance upon opportunities. Horizon Air is planning to expand through acquiring larger aircraft so I don't expect upgrade times to get any quicker. In fact they might reduce the number of pilot on line as a result.
Currently pay is better than at most regionals however management traditionally is more comfortable at the lower end of the pay scale. Contract negotiations I am sure will result in a pay cut.
SKyHigh
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Horizon is not a stepping stone, but rather a career airline. If you are content with sitting in the right seat for 6-8 years and not being able to hold captain in the CRJ for closer to 15 years than by all means Horizon is a great place to be. Just be careful... there is no growth at Horizon.
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Long upgrade, good company, good pay. Translates to stability, but not to quick career progression if you dream of the majors. Looks like it would maybe be a good place to be if you have a family to support. Plus, they do send folks to Alaska on a fairly regular basis, I've heard...As always, it depends on your life situation.
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Quoteing bintynogin "...If you are one of those pilot that think you deserve a jet or 2 year upgrade then I would say look somewhere else. If you want to love your job and have a good quality of life then I would say go to Horizon..."
...spoken by someone who doesn't fly a jet. I know more than anyone that I don't deserve my seat in the CRJ and that it is truly a blessing. I absolutely love to fly and would fly a even a Cessna 172 if the pay was decent, but c'mon there is part of all of us that wants to be flying a jet and there is nothing wrong with desireing that.
There are Jet regionals with realtively quick upgrades where QOL is great. I'm not saying that Horizon is a bad place to be, but if you desire a career flying something other than (mostly) a Dash 8, I would reccomend Skywest or AWAC.
Kansas... Good to see you on here man.
...spoken by someone who doesn't fly a jet. I know more than anyone that I don't deserve my seat in the CRJ and that it is truly a blessing. I absolutely love to fly and would fly a even a Cessna 172 if the pay was decent, but c'mon there is part of all of us that wants to be flying a jet and there is nothing wrong with desireing that.
There are Jet regionals with realtively quick upgrades where QOL is great. I'm not saying that Horizon is a bad place to be, but if you desire a career flying something other than (mostly) a Dash 8, I would reccomend Skywest or AWAC.
Kansas... Good to see you on here man.
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