Totally doable. ANC has week on week off reserve lines, and very few two week ones. Most guys who have long commutes bid for these. Granted, you can get extended two extra days without your consent and they seem to do it quite often. Actual flying lines would be a nightmare as each bid period has on average 4-5 shows. Your commute would be hell and you would be spending a lot of time waiting for a ride to HK from ANC.
-what most posters here stated regarding your fleet assignment are 100% spot on. You get placed on what they need. Good thing is, having heavy time helps on a heavy class.
- as stated, life is gonna suck for a minimum of two years IF you don’t get the whale ANC right off the back. If you don’t, life will be pretty miserable for you. Commuting that far will most likely won’t happen.
-lines on all fleets are horrible, terrible for commuters. If you can move your family for two years state side while you get the whale in ANC would be mostly beneficial.
-Atlas would be a perfect option for your life style as the poster above commented. However, you can’t compare the two as far as pay, benefits, job security. Not banging on atlas, it’s a great company it’s just not UPS. if you don’t care about retirement that much, or being away from home a lot, it would be more beneficial for your life style.