KenandDeglan

Thumbsup and propbandit. I was in the same boat as you two nearly a year ago. Did 6 months at a regional then got the call 1 week after I hit 100 hours. Shoot me a PM if you have any questions. Happy to help.

flyguy37

Is ANC an obtainable base for a new guy or just a pipe dream??

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Pipe Dream

Adlerdriver

Last post - not so helpful. Just a suggestion, but it might help if you post factual information.

The most recent bid had 11 FOs awarded ANC. There were no vacancies on the bid, so those were a result of others upgrading, retiring or leaving the base.

Of those 11, all but one were hired in the last two years. The bottom 7 were all hired in 2017 with the most junior being hired in Dec 2017.

The base manning has shrunk over the last several years. With a fairly large percentage of locals there now, movement is pretty slow. Lots of local FOs just biding their time waiting to move left. It's unlikely that you'll see many senior folks suddenly bid ANC, hence the majority of the recent awards going to junior folks. So, I'd say your chances of getting there eventually are pretty good. However, it's probably unlikely (but not impossible) you'll get there for an initial assignment. It's definitely a possibility on future bids but how long that might take once you're hired is really all about the timing of our very infrequent bids (lately once a year at best). Obviously the guy just hired in Dec had pretty good timing.

angry tanker

I'll need to check again, but I think they did not fill all vacancies in ANC. You might still see some new hires.

Hacker15e

Go to a regional, hands down.

UnusualAttitude

If you want ANC then you need to be assigned either -11 or 757 as initial assignment. Otherwise it will take a very long time.

Check6Viper

And by very long time, you mean the two year seat lock + training time?

UnusualAttitude

Only if there happens to be a bid once your 2 year seat lock runs out. Otherwise it’s wait for a bid and then training date. At the rate we have system bids it could easily be a 48 month wait.

lpcunity

What are the chances of a new hire getting Hong Kong? If initially assigned the 757, does the seat lock restrict one from transitioning to the 767 until the 2 year lock is expired? How is seniority issued for the individuals in a new hire class?
Many thanks,
LPC