I'm on reserve (never thought I would be again) at SkyWest due to Expressjet taking all our flying ;) Just kidding about that last part...
Anyway, our reserve policies suck. Believe it or not, reserve at Great Lakes was actually a lot better.
1. At SkyWest you have to "break guarantee" of 75...
There has been some talk at our airline (SKYW) about moving to a "brick system," in which pilots still carry destination airports, but all the alternates are put in a shrink wrapped "brick" issued to the airplane. You only break into the brick if you actually go to an alternate that isn't a...
Heard the following two days ago at work:
1. If ALPA is voted in, up to 1/2 of the flying for United will go away due to the perception of "higher cost."
2. ATL base is closing.
3. All of the the 900s may be going away to be replaced by Q-400s -- note that the new aircraft announcement...
I feel a little indecent propositioning people here at flightinfo, but I haven't been at SkyWest long enough to know anybody who went over to Delta prior to September 11, and I only know a couple of very newly-hired guys that have gone in the last few months.
I'm networking with everyone I can...
SkyWest Upgrade Times
Friends, I have seen post after post on this board talking about how "average upgrade time at SkyWest is currently around 1.5 to 2 years." I wish to set the record straight. This is simply not true!
What is true is that a FEW lucky people at SkyWest have managed to...
I hate the TSA!
My editorial comments: Folks, this is an excellent article written by one US Congressman who has it right (link to his congressional home page available below). Please exercise your first amendment rights and write to your elected officials and implore them to rein in the TSA...
Last week, the captain I'm flying with told me about a small 135 operation called "North South Airways." I looked at their web site this morning, but still have a lot of questions.
Do any of you have experience with North South Airways and would care to share information on domicile(s)...
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