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UPS to establish Anchorage domicile
To facilitate the growth of the Asia flight network, UPS Airlines will open a new pilot domicile in Anchorage, Alaska. The opening of this domicile will improve operational flexibility, efficiency and reliability.
Initially, the Anchorage domicile will be staffed by 80 MD-11 pilots, some of whom will be transfers and some of whom will be upgrades. The process of bidding for Anchorage opportunities will begin with a vacancy bid package that will go out on July 28.

After the bidding, staffing and training processes are completed, the company anticipates that the domicile will be active no later than May 2007.

UPS is consulting with the Independent Pilots Association on the new domicile, according to Capt. Rick Barr, UPS airline operations manager. “We held advance discussions with the IPA’s Executive Board last week, and Flight Operations and the union have agreed to work together to avoid any problems or issues in opening Anchorage,” Barr said.

To help crewmembers understand how the new domicile will work, the company is working with the IPA to create a sample bid package with sample flight lines.

Barr also made it clear that the Anchorage announcement is not related to the tentative labor agreement between UPS and the IPA. “We’re not seeking any contractual waivers from the IPA on the new domicile and plan to move forward regardless of what happens with ratification,” he said. “This is simply the right thing to do to position ourselves for growth.”

Growth in the air business led UPS to announce last week that it will hire an additional 150 crewmembers by the end of 2006. The company is also planning to hire at least 150 more crewmembers in 2007.