Adam
Since you have hiring experience I was wondering if in your opinion an ATP graduate could go straight to Ohana or if they would need to get regional experience first. Thanks
Frank,
Obviously you need to have the required 1500hrs so NO student from any flight school is going direct to any airline without building time first. After that Ohana is a Regional like any other so thereās no reason for you to go elsewhere prior.
Adam
Adam
Sorry to bombard you. Thoughts on ATP/Mokulele/Ohana to Hawaiian versus
ATP/CFI/Ohana to Hawaiian.
Iām from Hawaii so going to Mokulele gets me back home a lot faster but wanted to see what someone in the industry thinks.
Thanks
Frank,
Flying for Moku is a very popular route for pilots over here. That said I recently spoke with a few Moku jumpseaters and theyāre very overstaffed and many are not flying much right now. As far as being hired I honestly I think youāll be fine either way and I appreciate your desire to get home quick. My only issue is virtually ALL your experience will be simply flying around the state to the same handful of airports. Same terrain, same weather, same approaches. I canāt tell you how much both my CFI and my mainland experience has helped me. Iād give it some thought.
Adam
Adam,
How do relief pilots (I think theyāre called relief officers at HAL) log their time in augmented operations? Do they log the entire block or just the time theyāre seated?
Isa,
Most just log the entire time as SIC.
Adam
Adam,
Thank you! I just wanted to know if how we log time on augmented operations at the airline I work for is in line with how itās done at HAL.
Isa
Adam,
I have two questions.
how do you describe living in hawaii? do you really like there?
also, do you really recommend OHANA as a perfect path to HAL?
Juan,
Not sure I can really describe living in Hawaii. My impressions are mine and are shared by some by not all. I love it here. Very nice warm friendly people (for the most part) and fantastic weather (again for the most part). That said itās very different from any place Iāve ever lived. Culturally itās very different than most of the mainland and often feels like a foreign country which I like. While they pretty much have most things you can find on the mainland, if they donāt have something it can be difficult or even impossible to get. What Iāve seen is you either like it or you donāt. Thereās very little in between. They say 3yrs is the test, if you havenāt settled in by then you probably wonāt last.
I donāt believe thereās a perfect path to Hawaiian or any secret formula to getting hired. I have a good friend Iāve recommended. Great pilot, great resume but sheās interviewed 3 times and still no joy. What I like about Ohana is the guaranteed interview and the opportunity to interact with Hawaiian employees daily. What I donāt like is the very limited experience youāll gain. Itās really a coin toss.
Adam
weather is beautiful there.
Itās very cool
Are you a pilot
I am!
Adam, I see lots of HAL planes fly over my school in Kapolei every day, and Iāve noticed some of the A330 are missing winglets and have grey colored radomes. Why is that?
Dario,
I believe we currently have 2 A330ās missing a winglet each. They were damaged on the ground while being moved by airport services As for the radomes not sure the issues on those but being upfront they take most of the hits (hail, birds, etc). They come from the factory in that grey primer and will be painted on the next heavy maintenance service. Fairly common.
Adam
Hi Capt. Adam
Can I get you email for PM. Thank you
Danny,
We are unable to provide our personal email addresses. Please post your questions in the forum.
Chris
Adam, where do pilots apply for Hawaiian? I always see the first officer recruitment page and the current job openings but never anything for pilots.
Dario,
The First Officer recruitment page IS how you apply for a pilot position. Hawaiian doesnāt hire āstreet captainsā. With all due respect, if you donāt know that youāre probably not at the point where it matters.
Adam