Alaska ANYONE

[fly-n-fish]

I have a friend who needs current Alaska interview gouge. When I interviewed 4 years ago, Aviation Training Center (ATC) at Boeing Field was the place to go for the sim prep and they also had a good database of interview prep materials ... all the latest questions. Many interviewees sent back info on their interview and ATC passed it along (as part of their product) to those who followed. Now that AS doesn't do interview sims anymore, ATC is probably out of the picture. Where is the info on the current interview? My friend is looking to network with recent interviewees. Surely someone must be collecting feedback somewhere out there in internet land.

 

[akairman702]

ATC isn't out of the picture for Alaska interview preps. A QX friend of mine who just interviewed a few weeks ago went in for the prep. and thought it was quite helpful. They still have a lot of good information, just minus the sim. stuff for those who won't be taking the sim ride.

 

[Stearmandriver]

So here's a question... what's with the new bid numbers? They don't jibe at all with what new hires / applicants are being told! I mean, 27 hires next year? That's nowhere near enough to just cover attrition, never mind expansion!

 

[fly-n-fish]

New hires and applicants are told what the company would like to do long term in a perfect world ... if they get everything they want in terms of labor concessions. The problem is ... it's fiction. Like a good novel, it might be a good story but it's not reality. The current bid simply states their near term training capability. Here's the bottom line ... the Alaska training department is maxed out and hamstrung with the drawdown of the MD and the -200 in the near term and they need to find a way to train more pilots ... off property, training relief from the union for back side of the clock training (new hire training only, please), etc. They can only do so much with their four sims on the property. What will really happen in the one to three year time frame is somewhere between management's "four year captain upgrade fiction novel" growth strategy and this bid's obvious stagnation. It will depend on many variables ... including whether the Alaska pilot group will allow the company to purchase training relief. You can be sure that when the company's fiction novel strategy doesn't blossom into reality, the pilots will be blamed for not giving enough.

 

[akairman702]

There is an existing thread with much discussion about the new bid, Alaska's supposed plans for growth, etc.

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=81989

 

[Wowjack]

Anyone know how many they are interviewing per week? per month?

 

[Thebadcat1313]

Alaska is NOT interviewing enough per week per month because I ahven't been called!!

 

[Wowjack]

Anyone know of latest firm orders on aircraft? Also, what is reserve like? Callout times? Minimum guarantee?

 

[ferlo]

So here's a question... what's with the new bid numbers? They don't jibe at all with what new hires / applicants are being told! I mean, 27 hires next year? That's nowhere near enough to just cover attrition, never mind expansion!

Let the disillusionment Begin!!!

 

[coex]

Anyone know how many they are interviewing per week? per month?

I'm not sure on how many they are interviewing exactly, but I spoke with ER on the phone today and she said they are currently hiring. FYI....they will be at the August job fair if you'd like to talk to them in person!
http://www.aviationinterviews.com/pilotjobfair/

 

[lumax]

Here is the skinny on A/C orders: (Alaska's World 6-05)

Alaska Airlines announced an order for 35 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with an option to acquire up to 15 more. The order also includes purchase rights for an additional 50 737-800s.
“While we still have work to do on our operational performance, we are beginning to have visibility into a cost structure that will allow us to be profitable in this changed environment,” CEO Bill Ayer said. “This order positions us for growth opportunities ahead.” Delivery of the 35 new aircraft will be phased over the next six years, with the first new airplane slated to enter Alaska’s fleet in January 2006. The delivery plan gives Alaska flexibility to expand its fleet by approximately 60 aircraft through 2011 or replace older airplanes with new aircraft without increasing fleet size. The order includes three 737-800s the airline already planned to acquire in 2006.

Reserve is hit and miss. Some months is 30 hours others is 80 of flying/month. Not so bad if you live in your domicile.
Guarantee is 76 hours/month and call out is 2 or 4 hours. The 4 hour call outs are rare!

 

[shwing]

Thank You

Thank you for the good information, all info regarding Alaska is always welcomed and please keep this post regarding Alaska's hiring/updates going on this thread so we don't have to skip around to 50 different threads.

 

[Getter]

Where can a new hire expect to be based initially? How long before a new hire can hold a line? 10 years in the right seat??

I have a buddy coming in for an interview at AS and told him I'd post these questions. Any information would be really helpful. Thanks!

 

[Old School 737]

All 3 bases seem to a player and with guys bidding off the MD then backfill will have to happen so both the MD and 737 are players as well.

 

[CGHercster]

New CP

Does anyone know why Rob Spero resigned as CP?