Jeff4912

I had the same question and emailed Horizon about four days ago but have not heard anything back yet.
I interviewed in September. They sent us study material, flows limitations etc...but no class date yet.

Stinger6

Second. I had the same cynical thought. It's difficult to rationalize the amount of flying I don't do.

Vanilla

(initial upgrades DoH excluding current captain transitions or base transfers) January is a good time to be in a classroom and sim.

Q400
DoH

5/1/08
10/10/16
10/31/16
4/3/17
5/1/17
6/26/17
6/26/17
9/18/17

E175
DoH
8/3/15
9/4/15
12/5/16
1/23/17
(+4 Q400 CA transitions)

Huskypilot

For those who are interested in applying, I've heard that training classes are filled through the end of Feb 2019. If you're already in the pool, then you should expect to get a class date before then. Specific dates depend on the aircraft you're assigned and the sim schedule. Our training facility is going 24/7, and we're hiring full speed for the foreseeable future.

Like all the other companies out there, QX recruiters are focused on future hires and not on the pilot pool. If you haven't heard back, then I'd suggest contacting training scheduling directly. The great news is that there's plenty of movement at Horizon. We have a flow that is actively picking up 50% of Alaska's openings (at least for the time being), and we're hiring for the jets that should be on the property in the next few months. Nothing like flying a jet that was delivered yesterday.

Feel free to all of this with a grain of salt. Although I'm not a recruiter/manager (I'm a line pilot on the E175), it's always best to verify the gouge.

Starchkr

How senior are those CA transitions? Are they all SEA based? Or are any of them PDX based?

snackysmores

They're all fairly senior. 2 from PDX, rest from GEG.

snackysmores

We all received a union alert today that management is now forwarding all Pilot Irregularity reports (safety related / abnormal events) to the FAA. These reports can and will be used for Enforcement Action upon your certificate.

The union asked why management was doing this and could not get a straight answer.

So much for the safety culture here.

dera

You guys don't have ASAP?

Starchkr

Did they get any answers or explanations? Even if they’re crooked, I’d be interested in hearing them.

snackysmores

We do, however you wouldn't normally file an ASAP for most irregularity reports unless you felt like you broke an FAR.