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02-25-2017 | 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by iPilot6

So there are not many Atlas flights northbound ORD ANC? How about FDX ORD to ANC?

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03-13-2017 | 07:45 AM

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Pictures of the ANC commute are starting to surface:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4308352/Shocking-images-capture-commuter-train-Bangladesh.html

03-22-2017 | 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sandstorm

Just curious. ... since we're on the subject how would the commute be for a new hire out of ORD? Do you guys have high frequency between ORD and SDF or ANC?

Alaska has daily direct ANC-ORD and ORD-ANC for most of the year.

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AA is first come first serve for the jumpseat and I believe DL is too.

AS is also first come, first serve, starting at 60 minutes prior, except AS commuters take priority.

03-23-2017 | 01:26 PM

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The commute is killing guys. They look like hell before they start a trip and when they return to ANC after a 10 hour flight, they have to get to the terminal, fight for a jumpseat to SEA (3 hr flight) then fight for a jumpseat were they need to go. I know many guys that are awake over 24 hours before they get home after starting the day in Asia and they do this 2-4 times a month!!

03-23-2017 | 07:36 PM

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4x per PP? That's yuge!!

03-24-2017 | 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by FTFF

4x per PP? That's yuge!!

I did several years in prison, uh I mean the -400 in ANC. Never had to do more than two a PP, four a bid. Sometimes I had three total (RSV, 8/15/7 blocks, yes the 15 block covered Christmas and New Years.)

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03-24-2017 | 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Brown Boeing FO

I took him to mean 4 times a month as counting all the legs a pilot would jumpseat during the month.

Do you mean you only had two week trips ? or that you had no more more then two reports and two commutes home in a PP

03-24-2017 | 02:12 PM

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Best Case: 2 long trips (12-15 days) or 2 15 day blocks of reserve per 56 days.
Worst case: 15 days flying a month composed of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 days trips. Some back to back some with 1-3 days off in between Or week on, week off reserve but one week is 8 days. Also they can keep you out 2 days past the last day.

If you get hired up there, move.

03-24-2017 | 10:32 PM

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Commuting to ANC as a new-hire

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Originally Posted by Airbum

No, I had reserve 8 day and 7 day block each pay period meaning I had to go to work twice and go home twice in a pay period. Same as you are thinking but that would be eight legs because each of my commutes was a two legger (STL SDF ANC or ANC ORD/MSP STL) I guess I should have said TWO ROUNDS TRIPS per PP.