Originally Posted by
mainiac
Is ANC a base that one would often start their trips from? I have read here that JFK based crews rarely start trips out of base, but HSV trips often do, making it necessary for a "commuter" to airline in a day early, with all the details involved (on your own time, permuted taxable airfare, etc).
ANC? Start trips there, or DH to meet an airplane?
Thanks
From post 3016 on pg 302:
I'm an ANC new hire and for the last 7 months my lines have just about always started out of ANC. For gateway purposes, you'll just about always end up with imputed income and you'll travel on your days off. As for flying, it's Atlas... stand by for schedule changes, unless you're on one of the DHL trips, and they rarely change. Most of my trips seem to be in the "Bamboo Triangle" (DXB-HKG-PVG), but there are plenty of other layovers and if you get picked off your trip in DXB, you can easily find yourself in Europe or Africa. After all, flexibility is the key to Air.... oh wait that was a former life. Good luck!
Cousteau
These guys aren't lying when they say most of the info has been covered already. Some may be dated, but it'll get you started at least. 