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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 1:45 am
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tusphotog
 
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Originally Posted by PDXPremier
I was on the 8:55pm SEA-PDX shuttle tonight and I found it interesting that they said it was an ANC-based flight crew with the exception of one being PDX-based...are they bringing reinforcements from the ANC base or is there a Q400 operating between ANC and SEA that I don't know about?
Usually the ANC based pilots stay up north, but it wouldn't surprise me to see them in the lower 48 until things even out. They'll deadhead the crews down and back.

I wonder what the financial aspect of this pilot shortage is. Would love to see how much their shortsightedness is costing them.
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