I understand that Horizon’s upgrade times have dropped considerably in recent years to the point where they’re comparable (or perhaps even better than) most regionals at this point. I’m concerned about 5/6th of Horizon’s current equipment being turboprops, but it’s SUPPOSED to transition to a 50/50 split with E-175’s within a couple years and, frankly, I’m not sure how concerned to be about the turboprop time - I know it’s not helping me in & of itself, but I’m hoping the challenging flying (Cat III approaches, etc) offsets it some in the eyes of the majors’ hiring authorities.
Thanks a lot for mentioning Alaska and it’s absolutely part of our thinking as well and could be a better fit when all is said & done, but I’ll be curious to see how post-merger (Virgin) Alaska shakes out. SWA’s DEN base has all kinds of appeal to us, although I’m not sure how senior DEN is for both FO’s & CA’s, and my current perception (please correct me if I’m in error due to soft pay or other factors) is that both compensation & QoL would be better at SWA than Alaska. Not to sound like I’m running for office, but I see both airlines as potentially great situations...although I’d make Fat Albert look sad at the Golden Corral if SWA in DEN became a reality for us!
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Originally Posted by RJSAviator76
If I’m not mistaken, Horizon has traditionally had long upgrade times and up until recently we had a 1000 TPIC requirement as well.
Furthermore, don’t most Horizon pilots live in the NW? Assuming you live in your Horizon domicile, getting on with Alaska means no commuting while getting on at Southwest means you’ll commute for the rest of your career.
Just a WAG...