HAWAIIAN Phase III invites

[Dan Roman]

Congrats and glad to hear it! You may be flying with me on the AirBus!

 

[Jim]

808 - Congrats and welcome. You'll love it here.

 

[av8trinabarrel]

i was one one of the lucky ones... i'm in class for the 8th... pretty stoked right now... heard there will be five of us... got the notice three days after phase 3... that made it just a day before the two week notice...
i personally believe persistence is the key... unless you have a family member there... but for me, i just kept up the face time... not in a crazy way, just keeping up with the latest news, talking with the CP every other month, talking with my connections, making sure my name was a common one around the halls...
they are doing another round of interviews this week... looks like phase 1 for mon-wed then phase 2 i think on fri...? best of luck to everyone! never give up... i pushed for 4 years and it finally paid off... aghhhhhhh i can finally breathe.....

Don't breathe yet..... I was hired 3 weeks before sept 11! Bags were packed and ready to go at any moment and wammmo!!! I waited 7 years for another chance. I was in the CP's office once a year to remind them when the hiring starts again, that this was my number one choice all along. Unfortunately for me I landed at NetJets and thought I found a permanent home. That decision to pass on another hawaiian interview hurts more than anyone will ever know.

I am genuinely stoked for you:beer:, but until your but is in class with a senority number hanging around your neck, it means nothing. Congrats on the gig! You are set for life.....as long as bin laden doesn't come back from the dead

 

[HAL]

Congrats and glad to hear it! You may be flying with me on the AirBus!

Good job 808, and welcome to HA! And if you do get the Airbus, you could be flying with Dan Roman or myself. (I'm doing the upgrade on da 'bus).

HAL

 

[Hansoma]

(I'm doing the upgrade on da 'bus).

HAL

You just upgraded so you wouldn't have to fly with me!

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

I is hard for me to look at this thread, yet I keep returning to it (kind of like driving by a car wreck I guess). Hawaiian is my #1 choice, and has been for years. Maybe it's because it still has that "old school" airline vibe and I kind of feel like I missed out on all that simply as a matter of being too young when all airlines where more like HAL. I'll be out that way again in August and will stop by the CP's office to drop off my resume. As other's have said, if he is in the office he'll sit down and talk with you awhile (I about fell over the first time this happend to me back in the summer of 2009). I'll also be taking a couple of HAL inter-island flights - would it be appropriate to give my resume to the flight crew? At any rate, congratulations to all of you that have gotten interviews.

 

[GoodTimes]

Congrats 808 on getting the job! Way to stick with it! This thread is an FI great. Getting to read about 808 going through the process and getting the job in the end was awesome! I've ridden on HAL many times chasing waves and they've always been first rate! Have a great career, 808.

 

[HAL]

You just upgraded so you wouldn't have to fly with me!

Only a momentary stay of pain for you. Eventually you'll hear the siren song of the Airbus again, and have to come to the dark side!

And for anyone still wondering about further hiring:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hawaiian-Airlines-Expands-prnews-679354934.html?x=0&.v=1

We're adding three more 717's later this year. This means an additional 25-30 pilots, on top of all those coming because of the new A330's. Our Crew Planning department must be really scrambling about now!

HAL

 

[Jim]

would it be appropriate to give my resume to the flight crew?

No. What do you expect them to do for you?

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

No. What do you expect them to do for you?

LOL - Jim, I'd give it to a guy in a clown suit if I thought it would help. That being said, I don't think I'd rent a banner tow plane with a sign saying "Hire Coool Hand Luke" and fly it by HAL HDQ like one guy did at Southwest Airlines HDQ a fews years back. Not sure how that turned out for him though.

 

[skid]

Only a momentary stay of pain for you. Eventually you'll hear the siren song of the Airbus again, and have to come to the dark side!

And for anyone still wondering about further hiring:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hawaiian-Airlines-Expands-prnews-679354934.html?x=0&.v=1

We're adding three more 717's later this year. This means an additional 25-30 pilots, on top of all those coming because of the new A330's. Our Crew Planning department must be really scrambling about now!

HAL

That is great news of more aircraft. Hopefully that means more people will get a chance to get their names into the hat for class dates!!

 

[xjhawk]

There is hope! I am just wondering how I can be proactive without actually flying to HNL to get face time with the chief (I pick up flying every month so I am once again down to 8 days off next month). Maybe in August, if I have not had an interview, I will talk my wife into trying to head out there.

 

[Saabslime]

I just went to update my online application and new forms for the background check popped up that were not previously there. Anyone else notice this?

 

[Microclimates]

No kidding!
Also, they aske for a 10 year residency record, but only provide 3 fields for the task... That covers about 6 months of my nomadic life
oh well. the game continues.

 

[xjhawk]

So those Hawaiian pilots who live on the Islands, do most of you rent or is there places to live that are affordable for pilots? I seem to remember back in the mid 90's when I lived there if it were not for the army I would not have been able to afford much (on army pay)

 

[xjhawk]

So I am assuming when a guy gets hired and moves to Hawaii, they usually rent? I remember that homes were very expensive. Do people move to one of the other islands where it can be a little more reasonable? Just looking ahead and having discussions with my wife.

 

[Dan Roman]

So I am assuming when a guy gets hired and moves to Hawaii, they usually rent? I remember that homes were very expensive. Do people move to one of the other islands where it can be a little more reasonable? Just looking ahead and having discussions with my wife.

Real estate is not cheap, I will say that. Not sure what new hires do, but they make it work. Living here is about the same as moving to Calif. Without the cheaper real estate further away. That said, that also means there is lot of opportunity too.

 

[xjhawk]

That said, that also means there is lot of opportunity too.

DO you mean a lot of real estate opportunity or flying opportunity? How many pilots live on the other Islands other than Oahu? I am sure if I get an opportunity to interview and be offered a career at HAL I would figure it all out. My wife and kids would very well enjoy the many vacations while we checked out places to move to.

 

[Dan Roman]

DO you mean a lot of real estate opportunity or flying opportunity? How many pilots live on the other Islands other than Oahu? I am sure if I get an opportunity to interview and be offered a career at HAL I would figure it all out. My wife and kids would very well enjoy the many vacations while we checked out places to move to.

I meant real estate, those that figure a way to own usually do well over time. Most live on Oahu, but a fair amount do live outer island.

 

[Jim]

It's hard to commute inter-island as a junior guy. Many first or last flight of the day situations and they all originate or end in HNL. Most that do have another place to stay on Oahu.