Alaska nearing deal to acquire Virgin America
04-03-2016, 12:07 PM
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04-03-2016, 12:56 PM
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I recently received a call about an interview at Alaska later this month, I'm assuming if this AS/VX deal goes through they will be canceling interviews. What about the guys that are in the pool at Alaska, will this most likely screw them over?
04-03-2016, 01:40 PM
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04-03-2016, 02:21 PM
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This argument can be easily solved by going to myseniority.com. Plug in last name and employee number. Using a December 2015 hire reveals upgrade (achieving 50% on master seniority list) times as follows:
0% growth: March 2031= 15 years
1% growth: July 2029 = 13 years
2% growth: March 2028= 12 years
3% growth: Feb 2027 = 11 years
4% growth: Feb 2026 = 10 years
5% growth: Feb 2025 = 9 years
Using a 5 year FO (hired March 2011):
0% growth: Nov 2028= 17 years
1% growth: Aug 2027 = 16 years
2% growth: June 2026= 15 years
3% growth: April 2025 = 14 years
4% growth: April 2024 = 13 years
5% growth: June 2023 = 12 years
04-03-2016, 03:34 PM
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It's too early to tell... Go to the interview and tell us what they say!
04-03-2016, 05:07 PM
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Also why would they stop hiring if they acquired VX? It is not like they are shutting their routes down and flooding AS with all the pilots and planes. Both airlines are hiring and have flying to do. So why would they all the sudden stop?
04-03-2016, 06:05 PM
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Do you mind elaborating on that a little. Alaska hasn't called anyone for interviews since middle of last year. Did they ask you to fill an application out? I do not consider Smart Recruiters profile an "application".
Also why would they stop hiring if they acquired VX? It is not like they are shutting their routes down and flooding AS with all the pilots and planes. Both airlines are hiring and have flying to do. So why would they all the sudden stop?
Also why would they stop hiring if they acquired VX? It is not like they are shutting their routes down and flooding AS with all the pilots and planes. Both airlines are hiring and have flying to do. So why would they all the sudden stop?
I realize both airlines will continue to hire, I'm just a little concerned that they might postpone hiring pilots and slim down the pool for a while. It sounds like those currently in the pool are concerned about this as well.
04-03-2016, 06:28 PM
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based on the call you received, do you have a "in person" interview scheduled with Alaska?
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