Come fly with us
Great Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines pilots are more than just high- performing pilots. While being laser-focused on safety, it’s in their good nature to treat others with kindness. They’re leaders at work and in their communities. They’re team members who pitch in and take the initiative to do the right thing. They’re always improving themselves professionally and personally.
Flights like nowhere else
Join captain Josh on the Milk Run Flight from Anchorage to Seattle.
Benefits
A new industry-leading pilot contract – ratified in 2022 – offers Alaska pilots competitive wages and benefits while providing balanced quality of life.
When you come onboard at Alaska, you can expect:
- First year first officer rate of $124.72 (per contract)
- Monthly pay guarantee: 70 hours
- Reserve pay guarantee: 75 hours (long call); 84 hours (short call)
When you come onboard at Hawaiian, you can expect:
- First year pay rate: $87.00 (per contract)
- Monthly pay guarantee: 75 hours
- Reserve pay guarantee: 75 hours (long call); 75 hours (short call)
Requirements
Alaska Seniority List Requirements
- Required:
- Minimum of 1,500 hours of total documented flight time.
- A current First Class FAA Medical Certificate.
- Minimum of 500 hours of fixed wing turbine time (airplane and powered lift combined).
- Must possess and/or obtain a current passport with unlimited access in and out of the United States and have at least six months of validity remaining at time of employment. Employees with non-U.S. passports also will need any appropriate travel documentation.
- Ability to travel immediately and repeatedly to any location, domestic or international, where Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines flies.
- FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument-Airplane.
- All aeronautical experience requirements for an ATP, Airplane category rating, as set forth in 14 CFR §61.159.
- Current ATP written exam.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License issued by a US state or US territory.
- Must be comfortable with a domicile in Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Anchorage, AK; Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA.
- Excellent judgement, leadership skills, demonstrated commandability and maturity.
- Professional demeanor and appearance.
- Ability to use sound judgement in decision making.
- Ability to maintain composure under pressure.
- Minimum 23 years of age.
- Must be Authorized to work in the U.S.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Preferred:
- Four-year degree from an accredited university.
- An FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate.
- 500 hours of multi-engine airplane time.
- Minimum of 50 hours of flight time within the last 12 months.
- 500 hours of turbine PIC time.
- Turbojet/ turbo prop experience in a complex flying environment.
Hawaiian Airlines Seniority List Requirements
- Required:
- Minimum of 1,500 hours of total documented flight time.
- A current First Class FAA Medical Certificate.
- Minimum of 500 hours of fixed wing turbine time (airplane and powered lift combined).
- Must possess and/or obtain a current passport with unlimited access in and out of the United States and have at least six months of validity remaining at time of employment. Employees with non-U.S. passports also will need any appropriate travel documentation.
- Ability to travel immediately and repeatedly to any location, domestic or international, where Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines flies.
- FAA ATP certified, Airplane Multiengine Land with English proficient endorsement required.
- Strong writting and verbal communication in English.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License issued by a US state or US territory.
- Must be comfortable with a domicile in Seattle, WA; Honolulu, HI; Cincinnati, OH.
- Excellent judgement, leadership skills, demonstrated commandability and maturity.
- Professional demeanor and appearance.
- Ability to use sound judgement in decision making.
- Ability to maintain composure under pressure.
- Minimum 23 years of age.
- Must be Authorized to work in the U.S.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Preferred:
- Four-year degree from an accredited university.
- 500 hours of multi-engine airplane time.
- Minimum of 50 hours of flight time within the last 12 months.
- 500 hours of turbine PIC time.
- Turbojet/ turbo prop experience in a complex flying environment.
Our Combined Fleet
326 Aircraft
- 4 Boeing 787
- 24 Airbus A330
- 18 Airbus A321neo
- 235 Boeing 737
- 19 Boeing 717
- 13 dedicated freighters
- 3 Boeing 737-700
- 2 Boeing 737-800
- 8 Airbus 330F
Cargo: Freight and mail services, capabilities expanding with Amazon
Our bases
From the rugged mountains to white sandy beaches, wild outposts to hip urban centers, we call the West home. Our pilot domiciles are in Seattle, Honolulu, Portland, Anchorage, San Francisco Cincinnati and Los Angeles.
The Alaska Airlines difference
When it comes to pilots, we know there is no typical airline pilot. Our aviators are passionate about flying. When you accept a job as a pilot with Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air, you are joining a company that is pro-pilot, which means, pro-YOU. We trust each aviator to live their values in and out of the cockpit: