Alaska Air Hiring
02-01-2018, 11:14 AM
#2971
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Pretty close. A few corrections as I lived it:
The ANC MD base was only open 6 months and 1 day. We were halfway through MD school when the Russian oil industry collapsed. The ANC MD base was supposed to support that and AS also tried to generate a tourist industry to Lake Baikal. That failed as well.
They only kept the base open the extra day because the contract specified that if they closed it in less than 6 months, the company would have to buy the real estate the pilots had purchased in order to move to the new base.
That ANC MD base opened in December '98 and closed June '99.
Otherwise good info in both your posts.
If I recall correctly, the 727's were officially retired in '94 but realistically the fall of '93 (3 - 200's were retained for charters and 1 freighter),
The only 727 retained was the 727-100 they used as a freighter. Daily schedule: SEA-JNU-SEA.
This loss of revenue combined with the expense of keeping 300 pilots on payroll while they waited up to 1 year to be retrained...
This comment is incorrect. We had outsourced half the 737-400 training to United and did half in house. The only time pilots were on the payroll waiting for training was when the MD left the property and then it was October until March when the final crew started 737 school.
The summer of '93 was the worst for efficiency due to the many pieces of equipment and related bases:
737-200: ANC, SEA
737-400: SEA (introduced in '92 or might have been '91) Spring '92 was the first delivery. I was in the 2nd AS 737-400 class. My last 727 flight was 6/26/92 and first 737-400 sim was 7/10/92.
MD-80: SEA, LGB (ANC added in '97 for a short few years)Incorrect. See below.
727: SEA (3 positions - CA, F/O, Engineer)
The only 727 retained was the 727-100 they used as a freighter. Daily schedule: SEA-JNU-SEA.
This loss of revenue combined with the expense of keeping 300 pilots on payroll while they waited up to 1 year to be retrained...
This comment is incorrect. We had outsourced half the 737-400 training to United and did half in house. The only time pilots were on the payroll waiting for training was when the MD left the property and then it was October until March when the final crew started 737 school.
The summer of '93 was the worst for efficiency due to the many pieces of equipment and related bases:
737-200: ANC, SEA
737-400: SEA (introduced in '92 or might have been '91) Spring '92 was the first delivery. I was in the 2nd AS 737-400 class. My last 727 flight was 6/26/92 and first 737-400 sim was 7/10/92.
MD-80: SEA, LGB (ANC added in '97 for a short few years)Incorrect. See below.
727: SEA (3 positions - CA, F/O, Engineer)
They only kept the base open the extra day because the contract specified that if they closed it in less than 6 months, the company would have to buy the real estate the pilots had purchased in order to move to the new base.
That ANC MD base opened in December '98 and closed June '99.
Otherwise good info in both your posts.
02-01-2018, 11:21 AM
#2972
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Joined APC: Feb 2006
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02-01-2018, 06:02 PM
#2977
On Reserve
Joined APC: Dec 2017
Posts: 24
This loss of revenue combined with the expense of keeping 300 pilots on payroll while they waited up to 1 year to be retrained...
This comment is incorrect. We had outsourced half the 737-400 training to United and did half in house. The only time pilots were on the payroll waiting for training was when the MD left the property and then it was October until March when the final crew started 737 school.
Nope. Even though I was a senior 727 F/O I waited 8 months receiving guarantee, aug ‘93 to apr ‘94 before I had a class date for MD school while many junior waited longer. My point is there was a large retraining expense during that period of time to issues surrounding the companies decision to support several fleet types to include your observations.
Don’t you remember Ray V’s stated desire to furlough 200 of us 727 drivers cause we weren’t doing anything? The MEC (before your service, thank you) educated him that you can’t do that out of seniority.
This comment is incorrect. We had outsourced half the 737-400 training to United and did half in house. The only time pilots were on the payroll waiting for training was when the MD left the property and then it was October until March when the final crew started 737 school.
Nope. Even though I was a senior 727 F/O I waited 8 months receiving guarantee, aug ‘93 to apr ‘94 before I had a class date for MD school while many junior waited longer. My point is there was a large retraining expense during that period of time to issues surrounding the companies decision to support several fleet types to include your observations.
Don’t you remember Ray V’s stated desire to furlough 200 of us 727 drivers cause we weren’t doing anything? The MEC (before your service, thank you) educated him that you can’t do that out of seniority.
02-01-2018, 08:50 PM
#2979
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Joined APC: Nov 2009
Posts: 73
02-02-2018, 12:12 AM
#2980
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Joined APC: Aug 2017
Posts: 284
Does anybody have information on whether or not AS will still be recruiting at the NW conf. later this month? Specifically, do they only hit the career forum day one or will they be there everyday for meet & greet?
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