Hawaiian Air hiring forecast

[Abernathy]

Although I know that Hawaiian has several new planes on order, I don't know if this is pure growth or replacement orders. Does anyone who works there know what Hawaiian's hiring plans are in the near term?

Also, out of basic curiosity, is HNL the only Hawaiian domicile or do pilots live on other islands and get deadheaded to HNL?


Thanks.

 

[Jim]

Some A330s are growth and some will be 767 replacements. The 767s will be around for a long time. We just hired 13 and there will be some more hiring soon with the new Inchon flying. How much and when only management knows. The bid has not come out yet.

HNL is the primary domicile for all aircraft. There is a small SEA domicile for the 767. Guys that live on islands other than Oahu have to commute on their own. We have a lot of pilots that commute interisland and from the mainland.

 

[skypine69]

Inchon? I thought you got a Haneda slot...?

 

[Junkflyer]

Incheon is in addition to Haneda.

 

[skypine69]

cool.

 

[Dan Roman]

Near as I can tell, they just interviewed 100 for about 30-35 positions. Those that went to the second day or had already done the second day are likely to be hired or in a pool for the rest of 2010. I'm guessing that was it for 2010. I'm also guessing that, as Jim said, they will be keeping most of the 767's and as more A330's come on line, there will be more hiring.

 

[Jim]

I just heard that we had 1500+ applications submitted the last time they opened the window.

 

[ApM]

Hey All,
I had an impromptu meet and greet with the CP last Wed. to hear what he had to say about the hiring forecast. I am just trying to get the interview and figured that showing my face couldn't hurt my odds. If any HAL drivers have any additional info please PM me. Thanks
Andrew

 

[Guam360]

Hey All,
I had an impromptu meet and greet with the CP last Wed. to hear what he had to say about the hiring forecast. I am just trying to get the interview and figured that showing my face couldn't hurt my odds. If any HAL drivers have any additional info please PM me. Thanks
Andrew

well, what did he say?

 

[jonjuan]

Hey All,
I had an impromptu meet and greet with the CP last Wed. to hear what he had to say about the hiring forecast. I am just trying to get the interview and figured that showing my face couldn't hurt my odds. If any HAL drivers have any additional info please PM me. Thanks
Andrew

Did you say "Thanks, bra, gonna go watch Dog, the Bounty Hunter now?"

 

[Maui Jim]

I'm another guy here really interested in working for Hawaiian--

Do the guys who usually get picked up typically have a tie to the islands? For example, born there, lived there, have family there, etc. I wonder if it's hard to get on at Hawaiian if you've spent your whole life on the mainland.



R/ Maui Jim

 

[Dan Roman]

Well, if you look at Jonjuans post you can get a good idea why Hawaiian likes people that live or have ties to Hawaii. There are some people from the mainland that just don't fit in over here (and a lot that do). I saw another example of some AK guy on another Hawaiian thread trying to stir up something by talking about "AK buying Hawaiian" I'm sure he doesn't realize his almost pathologically ignorant perception of Hawaii that his post so aptly demonstrated in ways he had no clue about.
Having Hawaii ties definitely helps, but we have many that didn't and they fit in just fine here. They really are hiring from all manner of backgrounds and ages. My feeling is it has been frustrating for some because they have so many highly qualified pilots applying and obviously they can't hire them all. But I will say the pilots they have been hiring have been just outstanding as pilots and people.

 

[Maui Jim]

Dan thanks for the info.



R/ Maui Jim

 

[Nalo Boy]

More interviews this week I heard.

 

[808pilot]

any word on which round?...

 

[metrodriver808]

any word on which round?...

round 2, to see what people have been up to