What's happening at Horizon and Jets?
02-09-2016, 09:27 AM
#574
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Originally Posted by alaskadrifter
I'd be ok with a seat lock in the Q if ANC stays a Q base. What are the chances of that?
02-09-2016, 10:46 AM
#575
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Originally Posted by Meekrob
You'll never fly in ANC as a junior FO. You'll be permanently on reserve but you'll never get called...if you actually want to fly it's a bad idea.
Junior lineholder in ANC is a March 2014 hire. Since the base is so small up there reserve is truly reserve and there to cover sick calls and emergencies. I hear reserve there gets called less than any other base, and that's saying something because on reserve in BOI you can fly less than 200 hours a year.
02-09-2016, 12:05 PM
#576
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Originally Posted by Meekrob
You'll never fly in ANC as a junior FO. You'll be permanently on reserve but you'll never get called...if you actually want to fly it's a bad idea.
02-09-2016, 03:03 PM
#578
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Originally Posted by Petethedog
So, MFR is rumored to be on the chopping block? Any guess as to when finalized base plans will come out?
If any base was ever going to be closed, it would be MFR. They won't announce anything until the jet order is finalized and even then the bean counters will take forever before they make a decision.
MFR is a very stagnant base. FO's hired around this time last year are still 1-3 spots from the bottom. There's no movement at all. You can expect to fly maybe 200-300 hours there a year.
02-11-2016, 12:57 PM
#579
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Originally Posted by nederlander
Mfr is rumored to be on the chopping block. 30 firm jets are on the way but will be spread out over 5 years and with the q400 being taken off line there is a grand total of 0 growth. If you are hired after the jets arrive (sometime in 2017) you will fly this jet but not if you are hired before. The company knows this and has tried to give new guys bonus money but the union had shut this idea down many times(Guys making over 100k shut it down) if you go to horizon you will likely do what I did and move to compass or somewhere else. I recommend coming here.
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