Originally Posted by
snackysmores
The ANC op failed because ALPA was able to prevent a maintenance base from opening up there. Every time a dash broke down, parts and mechanics would need to be ferried up from Seattle. It was doomed to fail before it even started because the Q doesn't like the cold. It also doesn't like the heat.
I hadn’t heard this before. So Alaska Airlines pilot union has something in the contract related to maintenance bases? Seems like scope protection of some kind. Do you know exactly how it’s written?