Alaska Air Hiring
03-01-2014, 12:40 PM
#201
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Someone was told at the tradeshow last weekend that only 40 more pilots hired by the end of the year. Hopefully not true. But if they are anything like Horizon the training over the summer pretty much stops. I know of classed in March and April.
03-02-2014, 01:48 AM
#203
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Alaska Air Hiring
Apparently quite a few in the pool from jan/feb interviews (and probably even some from last year). As I understood it, 30 more to fill the pool to satisfy demand for the remainder of the year. Previous post sounds correct, total of 80+ newhires in 2014.
03-02-2014, 01:57 AM
#204
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Position: B-717 FO / C-17 AC
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did you guys see Alaska is handing out 258 fast passes at WAI next week? That's pretty impressive. Looks like youll be able to get lots of facetime with them if you go, each fastpass is scheduled for 15 minutes.
03-02-2014, 04:50 AM
#205
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Remember, all I said was:
Given the CURRENT hiring picture, I would personally place Alaska BEHIND:
FedEx
UPS
DAL
SWA
AA
UAL
Sorry if you can't handle a contrary opinion to the sunshine Angle Lake routinely blows up your tailpipe.
03-02-2014, 05:09 AM
#206
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LOL! Looks like the truth hurts. Hit a nerve, did I? I guess no one likes their dirty laundry aired in public.
Remember, all I said was:
Given the CURRENT hiring picture, I would personally place Alaska BEHIND:
FedEx
UPS
DAL
SWA
AA
UAL
Sorry if you can't handle a contrary opinion to the sunshine Angle Lake routinely blows up your tailpipe.
Remember, all I said was:
Given the CURRENT hiring picture, I would personally place Alaska BEHIND:
FedEx
UPS
DAL
SWA
AA
UAL
Sorry if you can't handle a contrary opinion to the sunshine Angle Lake routinely blows up your tailpipe.
Packrat, AS is a tightknit niche airline AS has its appeal to a certain group of people, just like Hawaiian. To an outsider, you'd say, why would you go to Alaska when you could go to the airlines you listed? However, if you live in the Northwest, its an awesome choice. Why would someone commute to the east coast with a major when they could drive to work at Alaska? To each his own, Im a big fan of the Alaska crowd, theyre a good bunch.
Btw consider sliding FDX/UPS down the list IF you subscribe to a certain theory out there that they're going to go the way of DHL in the next couple decades (chopped up and contracted out to low paying cargo carriers). I don't know if I believe that theory yet, but watching DHL do it today successfully is QUITE scary, even with scope clauses.
Last edited by ghilis101; 03-02-2014 at 05:10 AM. Reason: typo
03-02-2014, 05:17 AM
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I agree with you. To me, living in SEA/PDX is way overrated, but if it torques their collective wrenches, good for them.
Col. Saito (Bridge Over the River Kwai) would love them. He said, "Be happy in your work" even though they were in a jungle prison camp. The Colonel was definitely AS management material.
Col. Saito (Bridge Over the River Kwai) would love them. He said, "Be happy in your work" even though they were in a jungle prison camp. The Colonel was definitely AS management material.
03-02-2014, 06:29 AM
#208
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I agree with you. To me, living in SEA/PDX is way overrated, but if it torques their collective wrenches, good for them.
Col. Saito (Bridge Over the River Kwai) would love them. He said, "Be happy in your work" even though they were in a jungle prison camp. The Colonel was definitely AS management material.
Col. Saito (Bridge Over the River Kwai) would love them. He said, "Be happy in your work" even though they were in a jungle prison camp. The Colonel was definitely AS management material.
... not the example I would have gone with, but hilarious! Take the case of the McChord reservist or Elmendorf or Oregon guard F-15 pilot etc, or the military retiree that lives in or wants to move back to the NW. This job is a dream for them, 2 paychecks, home most nights, and they get to stay mostly in the same time zone when they fly. I would never fault anyone for going to Alaska. Heck, there are people trying to leave certain majors to go there, so they must be doing something right.
03-02-2014, 08:02 AM
#209
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lmao ... not the example I would have gone with, but hilarious! Take the case of the McChord reservist or Elmendorf or Oregon guard F-15 pilot etc, or the military retiree that lives in or wants to move back to the NW. This job is a dream for them, 2 paychecks, home most nights, and they get to stay mostly in the same time zone when they fly. I would never fault anyone for going to Alaska. Heck, there are people trying to leave certain majors to go there, so they must be doing something right.
... not the example I would have gone with, but hilarious! Take the case of the McChord reservist or Elmendorf or Oregon guard F-15 pilot etc, or the military retiree that lives in or wants to move back to the NW. This job is a dream for them, 2 paychecks, home most nights, and they get to stay mostly in the same time zone when they fly. I would never fault anyone for going to Alaska. Heck, there are people trying to leave certain majors to go there, so they must be doing something right.
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