UPS today 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 by Anchorage-based pilots.
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. For
more information, visit ups.com.
UPS Airlines
Public Relations, 502-329-6520
