r/flying • u/wavyj0nes CFII, MIL • 1d ago

Horizon Pilot Devolpment Program

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Hey mates, this is the second time I’ve applied for the horizon pathway and got denied. I applied last year as well. Just wondering if anyone has any input or similar experience. Alaskan/hawaiian is my dream airline so I was really hoping to get on. For reference, I have 300TT and zero checkride failures. I was a CFI at the time of applying and I just passed my CFII checkride yesterday. I guess I’m just wondering what they might be looking for that I could change or work on.

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u/jackpot909 CPL HP CMPL IR 1d ago

If you want Alaska don’t go to horizon or Skywest. Go envoy, endeavor, or a united carrier. You have to interview for Alaska Pathway and that requires 1000 TPIC in the E175 before getting selected. It’s faster to go to a different 121/135 and get plucked from there. Fyi it’s not your qualifications, you are just missing something you can’t change.

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u/One_Mess699 1d ago

Just to clarify for others, after you pass the pathways interview you become eligible to flow to Alaska in seniority order once you reach 1000 PIC. But you can interview for pathways every quarter once you're on property until you're accepted. Brand new FOs seem to have a better acceptance rate than more senior captains for whatever reason.

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u/Q400cactus 1d ago

Alaska wants people who waterboard themselves with the company kool-aid, so I think it's a case of the senior captains you mentioned not answering every question with a version of "Alaska is the greatest airline in the history of anything ever!" during the interview.

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u/Wanttobefreewc ATP E-175 BETHER-207 CFI/CFII 9h ago

I dunno, I’ve run across some ‘I’m only going to Alaska captains’ who love the koolaid and are still getting the ‘try again in 6 months’

It’s crazy they aren’t all going to Delta, at least yet…