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Old 11-18-2015, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by alaskadrifter View Post
Is ANC not attainable as a new hire?
As of a few months ago it was, but things can change quickly.
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Old 11-18-2015, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ChristheCFI View Post
As of a few months ago it was, but things can change quickly.
What happened at TSA?
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Old 11-19-2015, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ChristheCFI View Post
As of a few months ago it was, but things can change quickly.
Whoops, meant to say it wasn't attainable for new hires as of a few months ago.
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Old 11-19-2015, 09:19 AM
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All of the fo's in the most recent class went to mfr. I would suspect the next two classes will go to mfr as well.
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Old 11-19-2015, 04:23 PM
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ANC is very stagnant on the FO side of things.
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Old 11-19-2015, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by pete2800 View Post
ANC is very stagnant on the FO side of things.

Once upon a time wasn't their talk of expanding the ANC base to do more SE Alaska flying? That whole segment of QX seems very disconnected from the rest except for what I hear from junior CA's that started up there. Maybe just another thing like base closures that has been tabled amidst the current jet discussion?
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Old 11-19-2015, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Phteven View Post
Once upon a time wasn't their talk of expanding the ANC base to do more SE Alaska flying? That whole segment of QX seems very disconnected from the rest except for what I hear from junior CA's that started up there. Maybe just another thing like base closures that has been tabled amidst the current jet discussion?
Yeah. Rumors and theories were flying around for a while, but with the introduction of contract talks and theories about new aircraft I think any thoughts about ANC got pushed back a bit.
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Old 11-20-2015, 02:35 PM
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When I was hired in early 2014, there was a lot of discussion that QX was going to be used to replace the Alaska 737-400 combis on a lot of flying, and the ANC base would expand, but all of that has clearly been put on the back burner, and ANC has had no new flying for something like a year now.

Most of that is probably down to the uncertainty being introduced by contract negotiations and possible fleet changes (or downsizing), but I'd bet that the drop in fuel prices, Q400 reliability issues, and tendency to "bulk out" with the two free bags up there probably encouraged Alaska to keep some 737's on routes that might have gone to QX otherwise.
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Old 11-20-2015, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by cactusflyer View Post
When I was hired in early 2014, there was a lot of discussion that QX was going to be used to replace the Alaska 737-400 combis on a lot of flying, and the ANC base would expand, but all of that has clearly been put on the back burner, and ANC has had no new flying for something like a year now.

Most of that is probably down to the uncertainty being introduced by contract negotiations and possible fleet changes (or downsizing), but I'd bet that the drop in fuel prices, Q400 reliability issues, and tendency to "bulk out" with the two free bags up there probably encouraged Alaska to keep some 737's on routes that might have gone to QX otherwise.

Yep that sounds about right. The freight issue alone is problematic. The Q400 sucks for passengers down here, I imagine it only sucks more for them up here. What do you do way up north when it drops below -36C?!
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Originally Posted by Phteven View Post
Yep that sounds about right. The freight issue alone is problematic. The Q400 sucks for passengers down here, I imagine it only sucks more for them up here. What do you do way up north when it drops below -36C?!
ANC rarely gets that cold. At Hageland, I believe our cut off is -40 for the 1900s. What will they replace the combis with then? Ejets??
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