I'm currently in my first year at Alaska and love it here. I also live in the Seattle area and when I get based there, QOL will be great. So I'm eating my words when I told my wife, "I'm done applying for jobs....unless FedEx calls." Well guess what? FedEx called. So I'm curious of all your perspectives. Is the money and change in market (flying boxes, not people) worth the change in lifestyle? I'm sure that's a loaded question, but have at it.
If your home is in SEA I would think long and hard about leaving Alaska. I am a WB Capt at FedEx. Life is great, but I would trade it all to be living where My family and wifes family live. Especially somewhere as nice as SEA.
Gilligan13
06-23-2016 11:30 AM
Does Fedex still have an Anc base?
UnusualAttitude
06-23-2016 11:31 AM
Originally Posted by Gilligan13
(Post 2149778)
Does Fedex still have an Anc base?
Yes. MD-11 has a base there.
PA31
06-23-2016 07:05 PM
Originally Posted by Barnstormer
(Post 2149764)
If your home is in SEA I would think long and hard about leaving Alaska. I am a WB Capt at FedEx. Life is great, but I would trade it all to be living where My family and wifes family live. Especially somewhere as nice as SEA.
What airframes overnights in PDX? Going to indoc next month...
captnmo
06-23-2016 07:33 PM
Originally Posted by Barnstormer
(Post 2149764)
If your home is in SEA I would think long and hard about leaving Alaska. I am a WB Capt at FedEx. Life is great, but I would trade it all to be living where My family and wifes family live. Especially somewhere as nice as SEA.
That's a big part of the equation. The thought of moving to someplace outside of Memphis has come up. The kids are still young, my wife homeschools and doesn't work outside the home, so we're flexible in that regard. The only thing really tying me down to the Seattle area (besides the fact I grew up here and really like it) is finishing out my 20 in the reserves. Once that's done, if I'm not flying for an airline based in Seattle, we would strongly consider moving in order to make that happen. We've had this inkling for a long time about moving away from the West Coast so we could get some property.
But I don't have the job yet. They could tell me to take a hike and I'm still really happy where I'm at with Alaska. It's a nice problem to have either way you slice it.
ShortBus1
06-24-2016 12:10 AM
What's up guys, Anyone have an interview coming up that might want to get together and do some studying?
MX727
06-24-2016 04:26 PM
Originally Posted by PA31
(Post 2149938)
What airframes overnights in PDX? Going to indoc next month...
Be careful. We've had people bid an aircraft because it went to their hometown and shortly after it was changed. No guarantees.
Albief15
06-24-2016 09:37 PM
Originally Posted by captnmo
(Post 2149952)
That's a big part of the equation. The thought of moving to someplace outside of Memphis has come up. The kids are still young, my wife homeschools and doesn't work outside the home, so we're flexible in that regard. The only thing really tying me down to the Seattle area (besides the fact I grew up here and really like it) is finishing out my 20 in the reserves. Once that's done, if I'm not flying for an airline based in Seattle, we would strongly consider moving in order to make that happen. We've had this inkling for a long time about moving away from the West Coast so we could get some property.
But I don't have the job yet. They could tell me to take a hike and I'm still really happy where I'm at with Alaska. It's a nice problem to have either way you slice it.
Not here to bash any of my Memphis friends, and I stayed in Germantown for training and found it nicer than I expected. That said--Pacific Northwest for Memphis? You can take the job, but there is just no way I'd leave that area for the Mid South. There are nice places to live in Tennessee and Mississippi, and a few hours west in Arkansas are some very nice hills ands rivers... But...really, really, really research before you auto-move. Everyone says living in domicile is key to happiness, but that applies to the pax carriers. Our trip structure makes commuting a different animal. We have plenty of pilots who live in the NW and make it work. I did it from a "tough" commute area--NW Florida--for 13 years and it wasn't bad. Unless you particularly like Memphis, or have a goal of working in training or management at some point, commuting here is not an insurmountable challenge. Additionally, with hour DHs and long layovers, you may find with a little seniority you will be spending time here and there on the company dime if you stay put. Big picture--don't do anything quickly. Get the offer, and join FedEx if you want...but I wouldn't move until I had a year or more on the line to really figure out what works for your family.
KnightFlyer
06-25-2016 03:47 AM
The last 3 new hires I met on the -11 live in the SEA area and all 3 are transferring to ANC this fall.
707Type
06-25-2016 09:54 AM
Can anyone shed some light on the process after passing the interview? Going on nearly 2 weeks now and I haven't heard a peep since the phone call saying I had a successful interview. One in our group got an invite pretty quickly for an MD-11 class on July 25th, but no one else has heard anything as far as I know. How far out are they usually sending out class invites, or does it just depend on when your background check comes through?
