Originally Posted by
snackysmores
Well, you can believe whatever you want, it's all water under the bridge at this point. AS management never intended to launch a fleet with the closest maintenance base 1000 miles away, especially when the plane breaks down every other leg.
They wanted it, they didn't get it. You'd have to ask the AS mechanics how it went down up there.
Have several close friends that are Anchorage based mechanics. So I did as you suggested. They found your theory flattering. They all opined how good life could be if they had the kind of unity and influence as you suggested. However they all confirmed that Horizon Air and Bombardier were the deciding factors in the demise of the Q-400 operation in ANC...