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Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines pilot selection

Alaska Airlines at a glance: key facts with their sources, and practice for the pilot selection.

PilotinQEditorial team · updated 11 Oct 2026

About Alaska Airlines

Based in the United States, Alaska Airlines is a full-service airline. Its airline codes are AS (IATA) and ASA (ICAO). Pilots at Alaska Airlines fly types such as the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 9 and 1 other type. The operation is built around Anchorage (ANC), Los Angeles (LAX), Portland (PDX), San Diego (SAN) and 2 more. Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air are part of Alaska Airlines and have their own pages here.

Licensed pilots can join Alaska Airlines as direct-entry first officers. The careers portal for pilots is linked in the profile on this page. Right now 12 pilot positions at Alaska Airlines are listed on PilotinQ.

FLIGHT SCHOOLS

Where to train for Alaska Airlines

2 flight schools have a published link with this airline. Each entry says what the link is and who states it.
Airline links show where a school has a published tie with the airline. Each airline runs its own selection.

Alaska Airlines at a glance

IATA / ICAO
AS / ASA1
Country
United States
Hubs
Anchorage (ANC), Los Angeles (LAX), Portland (PDX), San Diego (SAN), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle/Tacoma (SEA)1
Fleet
Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 787-92
Direct entry
First officers4
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESHawaiian AirlinesHorizon Air · selection guide
Pilot careers siteOfficial website
SELECTIONPractise the parts most pilot selections share: aptitude tests, maths and physics, English and the interview.Alaska Airlines practice plan
SALARYFirst officer, first year: USD 129.71, first-year rate (first-year first officer rate, 2026)Captain, top of scale: USD 306 per hour, rising to USD 330 after two years (2022)First year, smallest aircraft: USD 107,844 per year (first-year figure reported by the Dallas Morning News, 2024)Alaska Airlines pilot salary
PILOT JOBS12 open positions, checked daily.All pilot jobs
SOURCES
  1. 1Alaska Airlines (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  2. 2Alaska Airlines fleet (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  3. 3Jobs at Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  4. 4Pilot Jobs | Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  5. 5Pilot Pathways Program | Alaska Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  6. 6Pilot jobs | Alaska Air Group careers · accessed 11 Oct 2026
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Alaska Airlines pilot selection

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About Alaska Airlines

Based in the United States, Alaska Airlines is a full-service airline. Its airline codes are AS (IATA) and ASA (ICAO). Pilots at Alaska Airlines fly types such as the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 9 and 1 other type. The operation is built around Anchorage (ANC), Los Angeles (LAX), Portland (PDX), San Diego (SAN) and 2 more. Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air are part of Alaska Airlines and have their own pages here.

Licensed pilots can join Alaska Airlines as direct-entry first officers. The careers portal for pilots is linked in the profile on this page. Right now 12 pilot positions at Alaska Airlines are listed on PilotinQ.

FLIGHT SCHOOLS

Where to train for Alaska Airlines

2 flight schools have a published link with this airline. Each entry says what the link is and who states it.
Airline links show where a school has a published tie with the airline. Each airline runs its own selection.

Alaska Airlines at a glance

IATA / ICAO
AS / ASA1
Country
United States
Hubs
Anchorage (ANC), Los Angeles (LAX), Portland (PDX), San Diego (SAN), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle/Tacoma (SEA)1
Fleet
Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 787-92
Direct entry
First officers4
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESHawaiian AirlinesHorizon Air · selection guide
Pilot careers siteOfficial website
SELECTIONPractise the parts most pilot selections share: aptitude tests, maths and physics, English and the interview.Alaska Airlines practice plan
SALARYFirst officer, first year: USD 129.71, first-year rate (first-year first officer rate, 2026)Captain, top of scale: USD 306 per hour, rising to USD 330 after two years (2022)First year, smallest aircraft: USD 107,844 per year (first-year figure reported by the Dallas Morning News, 2024)Alaska Airlines pilot salary
PILOT JOBS12 open positions, checked daily.All pilot jobs
SOURCES
  1. 1Alaska Airlines (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  2. 2Alaska Airlines fleet (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  3. 3Jobs at Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  4. 4Pilot Jobs | Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  5. 5Pilot Pathways Program | Alaska Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
  6. 6Pilot jobs | Alaska Air Group careers · accessed 11 Oct 2026
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