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Alaska Airlines

Seattle, WA

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QUICKTAKE
  • Alaska Air Group has acquired Virgin America as of December 2016
  • Plan to hire 600 pilots for 2023
  • Transitioning to a single fleet. All A320 aircraft will be out of the fleet by January 2023, and the 10 A321s will follow by the end of 2023. 
  • Currently taking deliveries of MAX aircraft and will have 78 in the fleet by the end of 2023. 
  • iPad EFKs issued to all pilots
  • First U.S. airline to install runway incursion preventative systems into its fleet
  • Nearly all full configuration aircraft have Wi-Fi available in US airspace (400/NG)
  • IATA code: AS; ICAO code: ASA
  • ATC callsign: "Alaska"
  • This page last updated: December 19, 2022. 
PILOTS
Total: 3400
Active: 3400
Furloughed: 0
UNION
ALPA
FLEET
737-700: 11
737-900ER: 79
A320: 21
A321neo: 10
B737-700: 11
B737-800: 61
B737-900: 12
DOMICILES
ANC
LAX
PDX
SEA
SFO
HIRING
Is Hiring?: Yes

 Minimum of 1,500 hours of total documented flight time.

Minimum of 500 hours of fixed wing turbine time (airplane and powered lift combined).

500 hours of multi-engine airplane time, preferred. 

Minimum of 50 hours of flight time within the last 12 months, preferred. 

A college degree preferred, but no longer required. 


Career Page

JUMPSEATS

List at ticket counter or gate. Unlimited jumpseats. CASS participant.

Alaska Airlines PAYSCALES

CAPTAIN PAY SCALE (Hourly)
Year
B737     
12 306     
11 303     
10 301     
9 298     
8 296     
7 293     
6 290     
5 288     
4 285     
3 283     
2 280     
1 278     
FIRST OFFICER PAY SCALE (Hourly)
Year
B737     
12 212     
11 210     
10 207     
9 204     
8 202     
7 197     
6 192     
5 186     
4 179     
3 172     
2 149     
1 100     

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PAY NOTES

Monthly guarantee: 70 hours

Reserve guarantee: 75 hours (long call); 79 hours (short call)

Annual snap-up clause.

The most junior captain hired in January 2018.

Training pay for new hires is 85 hours per month. 

Hotels/per diem provided during training.

Contract amendable date: September 2025

Reserve: Short Call: 2:30 Hrs Long Call: 14 Hrs

Scheduled or actual flight time, whichever is greater

Average Daily Guarantee: 5:15 hrs / Duty Period <inimum: 5:00 hrs 

Holiday pay of five hours (above guarantee) for flying or reserve duty that touches the following days: Independence Day, Halloween Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve Day, and New Year’s Day.

PER DIEM

Per Diem is $2.55 for Domestic and $3.00 for International (includes Hawaii) 

International Override/ETOPS: 

Captain: $6.25 per hour

First Officer: $5.25 per hour

RETIREMENT

401K:

16% of the pilot's salary. No pilot contribution required

401K Matching: Yes

A/B Fund:

Variable, for pilots hired prior to 1/1/2010

Other:

Mandatory retirements:

 

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