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05-30-2007, 02:51 AM

#21

MaydayMark

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Originally Posted by Shoreguy

While disappointing to many, this ANC/Heavy/Over water theme for new hires does make some sense. And at the risk of alienating some on this forum, the super junior Philippine base of another package carrier has banged up a bunch of airplanes……UPS has learned from their mistake.

OK ... I'll bite. Exactly how would UPS's hiring requirements have prevented these incidents? Except, of course, for the known superior airmanship of the BROWN pilots?

05-30-2007, 07:35 AM

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Does anyone at UPS have any idea when the ANC heavy/Intl draft will subside enough to where the app page will allow the rest of us to continue to page 2 and at least put our app in the pile?

05-30-2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Hornetguy

Does anyone at UPS have any idea when the ANC heavy/Intl draft will subside enough to where the app page will allow the rest of us to continue to page 2 and at least put our app in the pile?

Nope, sure dont

05-30-2007, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Shoreguy

the super junior Philippine base of another package carrier has banged up a bunch of airplanes……UPS has learned from their mistake.

Yup, and I'm sure all the guys/gals that banged up airplanes were ex-regional people that just got hired.

GMAFB!

05-30-2007, 09:32 AM

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Off subject I know but I'm guessing ANC is currently a junior type of hub because it's brand new, how do people feel in general about flying/living there though? I mean, will it always stay a junior hub? How is it for Fedex?

I'm way early on my job research (five years, not that I'm counting), but as a new UPS guy where could I expect to be based? Cyrstal ball kind of answer I know but what are the junior locations? And for Fedex?

Thanks

05-30-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sputnik

New-hires at UPS have been sent to every domicile that we have in the past 8, 9 months. So it's hard to say exactly where you'd be. UPS does it differently in terms that we can't bid for domicile. They'll assign fleet based on previous experience. So if you come from heavy, int'l background, you might get the MD11 or the -400, in which case you will most likely get ANC. Although not every MD11 pilot gets assigned ANC. That's what happening right now.

But in your case, 5 years from now ANC might be super-senior because Shanghai will probably be a domicile then!!

05-30-2007, 07:03 PM

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The big difference between UPS and FDX in regards to ANC is that FDX guys have an incentive to go there and UPS dudes do not. FDX has widebodies in ANC which means substantially more pay since the FDX payscale is skewed. UPS has a single payscale. WHy would I want to move to ANC and fly an MD-11 when I can stay in Louisville (SDF) and fly a 757 or A300 and make the same amount of money? It's actually more money in SDF since the cost of living is so much less.

05-30-2007, 07:05 PM

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but just think, you could have a lightbox in your house in the winter and you could tee off at midnight in the summer...how fun!

05-30-2007, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FliFast

One of my friends recently interviewed and was turned down. I asked him why and he said he was only bi-curious.

Glad I interviewed before this requirement.

FliFast,
Curious that you mention "one of your friends". Are you sure which side of the plate you swing the bat? Next beer is on me.
Fish