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Sioux115 said:
I heard 3 out of the 7 Horizon pilots that interviewed in the last couple of weeks were FOs. One FO which I know for sure was hired. I think there are quite a few FOs that are close to 2000hrs. with Horizon are going to apply. 2000hrs. puts you about 3 years at Horizon with 3 more to go to upgrade.
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What's it taking a QX FO to get hired by AS? Is it all sons & daughters of the higher-ups or just the FO's that got a lotta pull?
 
akrino said:
What's it taking a QX FO to get hired by AS?
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A willingness to believe AS will still be around in 10 or 12 years when you upgrade! :D

I heard that about 40 FOs applied...these would be the first three hired. But like Reverse said, six to AS and six to SW does constitute massive attrition round here!
 
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QCappy said:
I drank a couple, or five, for you in Chicago the other night!!
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Unless you mean five pitchers, it sounds like you're exercising restraint I didn't previously know you had.

Remember, if anyone asks, you're an accountant or a stay-at-home dad.
 
Just found out today, they are NOT hiring FO's. Got the old, "please watch the jobs.horizonair.com website for future openings."
 
I'm sure that will change with the rate of people leaving right now. I'm not sure if they ever post official "Hiring" status?
 
It seems even with all the people now starting to leave the puzzle palace peeps are still offering LOA's to RJ FO's and a few captains in the dash. Me so confused.
 
With all the Q400s in the current order on property, we're now losing 11 Q200s to CommutAir in the coming months. Losing people or not, we'll be overstaffed.
 
Horizon is just like PDT, but a great contract. A bunch of lifers that wont leave, no upgrade in sight and no growth ever again. next question....
 
I think most of them are 3Q 2008. But there are only 4 more airplanes coming than remaining Q200s they'll be getting rid of.
 
From company website.

"Horizon’s operating fleet now consists of 33 Q400s, 21 CRJ-700s (including the seven CRJ-700s still flying for Frontier JetExpress), and 21 Q200s – for a total of 75 aircraft.
Earlier this year, we placed an order for an additional 15 Q400s, to be delivered in 2008 and 2009. With this, we’ll be able to transition to a simplified fleet of only two aircraft types, Q400 turboprops and CRJ-700 jets.
To this same goal, Horizon is also phasing out its Q200s. Five of the aircraft have been subleased to CommutAir, with another 11 to follow, as per our agreement with this smaller East Coast regional. Horizon is currently considering proposals from other airlines that have expressed interest in the remaining Q200s"


One of the RJ's is a short term lease so when the 200's leave and all current Q400 orders are filled we will have 68 a/c. It is growth though. ;)
 
I thought commute air was going to get all 28 Q200's from QX. That is what I heard from a Commute Air Capt.
 

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