First...ANC?....c'mon guys...it's Alaska!! Yeah the summers are nice but what about the winters?? Any place where you have to have an engine block heater and plug your car in when you go into a restaurant so it doesn't freeze solid....and no women......can't be a good deal.
Second, yes new hires are going to the MD-11. A heavy pilot with international experience will have no problem. It's not that hard of a jet to fly.
They are also hiring management pilots right off the street into the LEFT seat (No prior MD-11 experience). Then making a check airman out of them in a few months.
How would you like to be a captain getting a checkride from a dude that has only been with your company 6 months....let alone a MD-11 pilot and part -121 captain for only 6 months? Those are the guys I'd be afraid of not the experienced guy who goes to the right seat.
Second, yes new hires are going to the MD-11. A heavy pilot with international experience will have no problem. It's not that hard of a jet to fly.
They are also hiring management pilots right off the street into the LEFT seat (No prior MD-11 experience). Then making a check airman out of them in a few months.
How would you like to be a captain getting a checkride from a dude that has only been with your company 6 months....let alone a MD-11 pilot and part -121 captain for only 6 months? Those are the guys I'd be afraid of not the experienced guy who goes to the right seat.
