alaskadrifter
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They weren't the only airline to suddenly close their doors one day, and probably not the last. I'm curious if the Yute pilots will land on their feet.
And then there were two
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ShortField
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I was surprised they didn't just go with the planes. I know a couple bounced over to Grant.
alaskadrifter
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And the battle for BET intensifies. Who will be the victor? The Red team that used to be the Green team, or the other Red team? Tune in next week for the dramatic conclusion.
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Ryan! Bering! Hageland. Those are real names of real people. I'm good with those 'cause, you know, in Alaska, it usually just the one guy anyway. Well, ok... the one guy and his son(s) and his son's friends, and eventually some of the friend's friends. The others are poser (poseur?) names.
Capt. Chaos
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And now throw in the mix that Hageland and Bering have started a pay war, how will Grant respond? Looks like the next battle will be trying to knock he other guy out through out spending on payroll.
Roger Roger
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I saw that on ADN. I'll eat crow, it looks like they did own all their aircraft.
Roger Roger
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Grant will respond the same way they always have...by miraculously staving off bankruptcy yet again.
ppragman
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I'll probably go to hell for this but:
Retire another van n-number.
or
Ron's Airline of Various Names
Roger Roger
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Did you come up with that yourself? Because that's gold. Morbid, twisted gold.
ppragman
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That's all me, lol
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Ow.
Richman
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The sudden shutdown thing can be hard sometimes. My favorite all-you-can-eat sushi place vaporized overnight and was replaced by a "Comming Soon: Yet Another CVS" sign in the now-empty lot. I didn't think you could demolish a building that fast.
While I realize that "all you can eat sushi" probably are words you should never see together, this place was actually pretty good.
While I realize that "all you can eat sushi" probably are words you should never see together, this place was actually pretty good.
That's true, and Craig Air and L.A.B. to name others. Of course those are gone while in Alaska the "Alaska Airlines" perseveres which as we all know is a conglomerate of guys from Seattle wearing shirts they bought from Nordstrom. Yute Air really did have staying power.Ryan! Bering! Hageland. Those are real names of real people. I'm good with those 'cause, you know, in Alaska, it usually just the one guy anyway. Well, ok... the one guy and his son(s) and his son's friends, and eventually some of the friend's friends. The others are poser (poseur?) names.
ASpilot2be
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Its sad that LAB was run into the ground by the son.
Roger Roger
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Did an Alaska pilot steal your girlfriend? From this and a few other posts you seem to harbor some resentment.
ppragman
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Well, that and the healing shelf.
Capt. Chaos
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You mean you can't take an engine an prop off an airplane that burnt to the ground and just throw them on another airplane?
Roger Roger
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To be fair it was never PROVEN that the prop went on another airplane...they just "lost track of it"
ppragman
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Well, maybe not since 9/11. Thanks a lot bin laden.
No I never had a girlfriend in the bush. Wow, maybe that's my problem.
As I stated in a previous post, maybe the one you're referring to, they stole the water we used to flush the toilets and wash our hands with in Bethel by draining the entire terminal water supply for deadhead ballast. It was also the little things like jumping with them out of Nome in winter and the F.O. saying, "Geez, this is cool. I've never been to Alaska before." Me: "How'd you get on with this outfit then?" Him: "My mom's friend works in human resources at Alaska."
I'm wrapping my criticism in agreement with @cropduster by saying part of the charm of Alaska relative to outside is the fragmented nature of the business. As the business strategy of the roll-up or the "wholly owned" creeps northward we'll probably see more of the "Raven" or Alaska Airlines/Virgin thing happening, accelerated perhaps by what is happening with the state budget.