Come fly with us
Great Alaska 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.
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:
- A top of scale captain rate of $361.29
- First year first officer rate of $119.92
- A market rate adjustment that keeps pilots in line with peers at other airlines in the years ahead.
- Flexibility to build schedules you want with the ability to drop and trade.
- Stronger job security to ensure the pilot group grows as the company grows.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1,500 hours of total documented flight time.
- Minimum of 500 hours of fixed wing turbine time (airplane and power lift combined).
- A current First Class FAA medical certificate.
- 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.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
- Must possess and/or obtain a current passport with unlimited access in and out of the United States. Employees with non-U.S. passports also will need any appropriate travel documentation.
- Excellent judgment, leadership skills, demonstrated command ability and maturity.
- Professional demeanor and appearance.
- Must be comfortable with a domicile in Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Anchorage, AK; Portland, OR; or San Francisco, CA.
- Minimum 23 years of age.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Ability to communicate in English.
Preferred
- 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.
- Four-year degree from an accredited university.
Fleet
238 Boeing 737 aircraft
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, Portland, Anchorage, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
From there, we fly to destinations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Belize.
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: