Alaska Posts Loss
01-25-2007 | 09:31 AM
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Alaska Posts Loss
Alaska posted a net loss of about $53 million for 2006 after deducting aircraft conversion and Mexico refunds. Sounds to me like they are going to play the hardball game with the pilot contract.
01-25-2007 | 02:53 PM
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Well accountants can show anything. Even though they show a loss, we are going to share over 36 million in profit sharing. In addition, the company made 122 million in contributions to the pension plan. It is now over 80% funded.
Posted on Alaskasworld.com, "Excluding special items, Alaska Airlines earned an adjusted pretax profit of $200.5 million for the year, after posting a $1.9 million loss in the fourth quarter." Also, Alaska has over 1 billion in cash available.
We are going to negotiate hard also.
Posted on Alaskasworld.com, "Excluding special items, Alaska Airlines earned an adjusted pretax profit of $200.5 million for the year, after posting a $1.9 million loss in the fourth quarter." Also, Alaska has over 1 billion in cash available.
We are going to negotiate hard also.
01-25-2007 | 04:48 PM
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!!! We have tons of military guys. They seem to hire heavy drivers mostly though. I know mins are mins but surely you must be close. If you are close, send in the app and keep the updates coming.
01-25-2007 | 06:02 PM
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A 3,000 hour (Alaska's min) fighter guy is a rare bird...probably only a guy who flew his entire career and retired from the AF will be eligible...not someone who got out of the military mid-career.
01-25-2007 | 06:10 PM
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I am currently on my third fighter tour and still only have around 1,300 hours PIC turbine. Fighter guys are not going to have a significant difference between their total time and their PIC turbine time, since they are logging PIC from practically day one.
A 3,000 hour (Alaska's min) fighter guy is a rare bird...probably only a guy who flew his entire career and retired from the AF will be eligible...not someone who got out of the military mid-career.
A 3,000 hour (Alaska's min) fighter guy is a rare bird...probably only a guy who flew his entire career and retired from the AF will be eligible...not someone who got out of the military mid-career.
At one point in my quest, I had 1200 hours, but 1400 sorties...... that is a lot of take offs and landings. After the conversion I had enough for that magical 1500 to get my ATP. Most of the MGT pilots or interviewers understand fighter guys and their apparent low time.........You are roughly equivalent to a C-141 or C17 guy with 3000 hours or more. I wouldn't let that stop you from applying.
01-25-2007 | 06:22 PM
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Exactly! That's what I'm dealing with right now. And now with the AF going to 4-year staff tours, even if I wanted to stay AD for a full 20 I'd be lucky to have 3k total. I have a little over a year before my commitment runs out and have 1400 total and a little over 1100 PIC turbine. I would say it's next to impossible for a fighter guy to get 3000 total by mid-career.
01-25-2007 | 06:33 PM
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Thanks RedEyE, but unfortunately Alaska doesn't have a military conversion factor either! My buddy has got 2k+ total and almost all of it PIC and Alaska kicked his application back. He even emailed HR to get a clarification and the response was "the mins are the mins".
Fortunately you guys and UPS have Anchorage hubs, and I already meet the mins for them!
Let's see ... 1200 hours and 1400 sorties ... which was that in, 38's or Vipers?
Fortunately you guys and UPS have Anchorage hubs, and I already meet the mins for them!
Let's see ... 1200 hours and 1400 sorties ... which was that in, 38's or Vipers?
Got to luv those .7 and .8s..........now my bladder is trained. I have trouble on those 12- 14 hours flights
01-25-2007 | 06:52 PM
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I just finished a tour teaching fighter lead-in in the AT-38 (yep, the AF logs that as fighter time!) with about 600 sorties and 525 hours (0.8 ASD). If it weren't for a couple of 1.7s on cross countries over the weekends, I'd probably have a 0.7 average for that tour.
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