Skyway's last day

[WillFlyFoCookie]

Is the shutdown day for flight operations still April 5th (Saturday)? Will there be any kind of ceremony or anything? Be interesting to be there for the last flight. Good luck to all my former coworkers.

I also heard that the big group of Skyway people that were going to be in class at AirTran are now postponed for a while. Will they all just collect unemployment for a few months until AirTran has the class?

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone effected by this shutdown of Skyway.

 

[goahead]

Sorry to hear about the AT class guys, hopefully you'll get started asap. Your welcome on a ASA jumpseat anytime commuting to ATL. Good luck

 

[BlueRidger]

Not a single reduced thrust takeoff on the 5th. Enjoy the ride while you can.
Good luck to All Skyways guys.
I will see a lot of you in training at Compass.

 

[GOULET!]

I didn't do a single reduced thrust takeoff in the last month. There is a ceremony on Saturday afternoon at the airport from 230-530 as the last Jet and Beech flight arrives. The last 328 flight arrives around 3 from GRB and the Beech arrives sometime after that.

The majority of Skyway guys that got jobs at AirTran are now essentially out of luck for the time being. The only class that is still on is April 7th. There are around 8-10 Skyway guys in the class. Everybody else is trying to find something else until their class is recalled. Many several guys got jobs back with Compass however they sacrificed about a month or two of senority because of it. Tough time to be looking for a job.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

I think it's time to bust the tower.

 

[On Your Six]

I know there are a few charter operators flying Dornier 328Jets (sports and concert charters). Have Skyway pilots had any luck getting on with those charter operators?

 

[Propsync]

Lots of good memories. I doubt I'll ever fly another aircraft that has that much power. 'Hot' silver boots. Uber-sponson. East coast speed bump at .66.

The end of another small story in aviation. We weren't much in the grand scheme, but it sure was a fun ride. Good luck to those that have hung until the end.

Keith (99-07)

 

[WSurf]

Good Luck to everyone!


Has Midwest Express taken anyone??? Seems like they would try and hire as many as they could.

 

[Jetjockey]

Good Luck to everyone!


Has Midwest Express taken anyone??? Seems like they would try and hire as many as they could.

Wasn't Midwest furloughing?

 

[OPECJet]

Hope you guys have great last trips with tailwinds and smooth skies.

Best of luck!!!

 

[Propsync]

Wasn't Midwest furloughing?

There were some good rumors back in Dec. but nothing happened. Depending on who you asked it was between 16 and 60.

BTW- Midwest did take quite a few from Skyway. Even when Skyway was short staffed. And they had no rhyme or reason to the ones they took.

 

[NSW]

As a Skyway person (non-pilot) from 2002-2007, I'm still salty about how this all went down. The writing was on the wall the day DR came back.

I was fortunate to bail out of that organization a few months before the announcement, but I have nothing but best wishes for the many friends I had there.

April 5 is going to be a sad day for MKE. It's a perfect example of how venal, incompetent management (at both the Skyway and MEH executive levels) can ruin what was a superb little airline.

 

[piav8r]

Shutdown...

I swear the 328Jet is cursed... I was fuloughed off it from ACA in 2003, now my cousin is in 2008.... dang... what an industry....

 

[BSkin]

Sorry guys.........too bad MEH shot down Airtran's offers. Under that plan you'd all still be around.

Best of luck, I've been there!

 

[hockeypilot44]

Sorry guys.........too bad MEH shot down Airtran's offers. Under that plan you'd all still be around.

Best of luck, I've been there!

How many regional airlines are currently operating for AirTran? How do you figure?

 

[BSkin]

How many regional airlines are currently operating for AirTran? How do you figure?

None right now. With Midwest's route structure we were going to keep the system out of MKE.

 

[BSkin]

Atleast that was the route structure model I saw.

 

[GOULET!]

Seeing how AirTran is stopping some orders for airplanes now, it would have been real interesting to see how things would have been had they aquired Midwest. Gas guzzling 80s and 717s that even they don't really seem to want. Even though I'd like to think so, there is no way they would have kept Skyway around but perhaps would have taken more Skyway pilots on board. Guess we will never know.

 

[Dragonbravo]

Enjoy the ride while you can.



I think the last 328 flight for PSA was about 2 hours late because the last two captains were fighting as to who would fly the last flight.

 

[Captainjerky]

Last flight

Damn, I wish I wasn't going to be out of town, or I'd be there for that last flight. Any chance of a "go around" which might accidentally look like fly-by on that last arrival?