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Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:15 pm

The AK Trade Show is ON

http://www.adn.com/article/20141219/great-alaska-aviation-gathering-gets-green-light-fedex

Despite worries its facility sponsor, FedEx, would pull out, the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering will go on as scheduled next year. FedEx announced this week it would allow the Alaska Airmen's Association to use its Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport hangar for the 2015 event, as it has for the past 17 years...
The Great Alaska Aviation Gathering will be May 2-3 at the FedEx hangar off Postmark Drive.
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Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:29 pm

Re: The AK Trade Show is ON

It's a good gathering and probably doesn't hurt FED EX marketing either. Glad they did not kick the airmen out.
Are they still giving the free plane to a chick every year??????
I just about gave up on it..... :-}
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They also used the expression: gonna go catch a deer.
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Sat Dec 20, 2014 12:35 am

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Just saw yesterday the update that it was in question. This is great news. I've already put in leave for the 11 days to explore this and the Valdez fly in with my family. Was a little sad and disheartening to think of the gathering not happening.

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Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:56 am

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Awesome! Always look forward to the show, especially as its the precursor to Valdez.

Last year's raffle plane has been sitting as a static display at the Alaska Airlines ticket counter. I shed a tear every time I walk by...
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Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:15 am

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TradeCraft wrote:Last year's raffle plane has been sitting as a static display at the Alaska Airlines ticket counter.


A.K.A. this year's raffle plane!
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Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:17 am

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TradeCraft wrote:Awesome! Always look forward to the show, especially as its the precursor to Valdez.

Last year's raffle plane has been sitting as a static display at the Alaska Airlines ticket counter. I shed a tear every time I walk by...


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Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:20 am

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Zim wrote:
TradeCraft wrote:Last year's raffle plane has been sitting as a static display at the Alaska Airlines ticket counter.


A.K.A. this year's raffle plane!

Was it donated back to the Airmens Association?
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Sat Dec 20, 2014 1:34 pm

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I walked by that Supercub display the other night at about 1 AM and there were about a dozen people there looking at it. I don't think you could find a better plug for "BackCountry Aviation" than that. =D>
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