Fri, Aug 22, 2008
Houses 747-400, MD-11 Simulators
This week, cargo shipping giant UPS officially opened its newest
flight training facility, a 27,000-square-foot center here that
will reduce the time spent away from home for training pilots based
in Anchorage, AK.
Housing two flight simulators, classrooms and offices, the
facility is the second such pilot training center in the UPS
network and will be in operation approximately 20 hours each day.
Established to support all phases of flight training, the new
facility will make it unnecessary for Anchorage-based pilots to fly
to Louisville for training. The UPS Airlines and its main global
Worldport hub are located in Louisville.
"Anchorage is ideally positioned to be our gateway to Asia,"
said UPS Airline President Bob Lekites. "With growing small package
and freight volume and expanding services in that region, we are
excited about the potential continued growth in this city."
In December 2006, UPS made Anchorage the home of a new pilot
domicile. Currently, 402 crewmembers are based here and that number
is expected to increase to 438 by year’s end. Thirty-five
employees, including training instructors, simulator technicians
and administrative staff, are based at the new training
facility.
The Anchorage Flight Training Facility was built in a converted
hangar located at the south end of Ted Stevens Anchorage
International Airport. It houses UPS’s only 747-400 flight
simulator along with its second MD-11 simulator. Both of those
aircraft are used to provide the long-range international lift
necessary for UPS to maintain its global reach.
UPS Airlines is the ninth-largest airline in the world,
operating 265 aircraft that feature some of the industry's most
advanced in-flight technology. By offering customers a global
portfolio for shipping air freight, UPS’s express and
international air solutions help businesses expand globally. UPS
air operations are headquartered in Louisville and encompass more
than 1,900 flight segments each day serving more than 800 airports
around the world.
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