Freedom Air Info

[Obi-Wan]

I was wondering if anyone has info on this airline.
1) Are they currently flying.
2) Are they actively interviewing ang hiring
3) what is their route structure
Any and all info is greately appreciated. Thanks

 

[tintube]

1. No
2.Not for the public.
3.None.

They do not have a operating certificate or approved manual yet. ( and hopefully never will. )

 

[hyper]

Do yourself a favor...

and stay away. selloutsareus

 

[sabreliner]

http://www.alpa.org/internet/efforts/Freedom_9-20-2002.html

Are you considering applying for a job with Freedom Airlines? If so, think again. ALPA urges all furloughed pilots to consider the facts and their own futures before applying for or accepting a job at Freedom Airlines. Working for Freedom Air is bad for the piloting profession and it’s a gamble for your own career.

Accepting work with Freedom Airlines is detrimental to all Mesa Air Group pilots. ALPA’s position is that Freedom Airlines is an alter-ego, runaway shop carrier created by Mesa Air Group specifically to undermine the collective bargaining strength, working conditions, and career aspirations of Mesa Airlines pilots. Mesa Air Group is using Freedom Air to intimidate and threaten Mesa Airlines pilots with the transfer of work opportunities as a means of dictating pilot pay and working conditions.

BACKGROUND
Under Ornstein’s control, Mesa Air Group operates the three wholly owned subsidiary carriers, Mesa Airlines, Air Midwest, and CCAir. The Mesa and Air Midwest pilots work under a single contract and a single pilot seniority list. In other words, Mesa and Air Midwest are a single pilot group.

Mesa Air Group is attempting to establish Freedom Airlines as a non-union carrier operating 70- and 90-seat jets on a separate operating certificate. At the same time, the Mesa Airlines pilots are in contract negotiations, seeking much-needed improvements in their compensation, retirement, and working conditions. Contract negotiations have been stalled by management are going extremely slowly. In fact, ALPA has filed a lawsuit asking the federal court to compel management to bargain in good faith as outlined by the Railway Labor Act.

When you are considering your next career move, consider the following facts:

· Freedom Airlines is a non-union airline. Freedom pilots will not have the protections and benefits of union representation or a union contract. Freedom pilots would be at-will employees subject to the whims of management’s decisions. Pilots would not have representation in disciplinary actions and would be subject to unilateral changes in their compensation, benefits, and working conditions.

· The status of Freedom Airlines is subject to challenge in litigation brought by ALPA. The Association is alleging that Mesa Air Group’s use of Freedom Airlines to undermine the collective bargaining position of the Mesa pilots is a violation of the Railway Labor Act. In the ongoing lawsuit, ALPA is asking the federal court to enjoin Mesa Air Group from operating Freedom Airlines.

· ALPA will also challenge Mesa Air Group’s ability to manage labor relations at Freedom Airlines separately from those of its other carriers. The National Mediation Board has already upheld the Association’s assertion that Mesa Airlines, Air Midwest, and CCAir are, in fact, a single carrier for collective bargaining purposes. If Freedom Airlines does begin operations, ALPA will seek a similar "single-carrier" ruling from the NMB as it applies to Freedom.

 

[azpilot]

If you only want to work for one airline your entire career go work for Freedumb. There are plenty of posts on this POS start-up. Here's one:
http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9153

Mesa should be hiring soon. If you want to work for JO then go apply at Mesa. Don't help him or anyone else with this alter ego union busting airline.

 

[enigma]

Obi,

Freedom Airlines has a website. The address was posted here a few days ago. I don't think that Freedom would be a good career move. There is at least one lawsuit pending, and the whole operation could be a sham intended to manipulate Mesas MEC into a poor contract. I have doubts about the long term prospects of Freedom existing as a seperate airline. It seems likely that JO will eventually want to regain some management efficiency and merge them with Mesa. I wouldn't want to be a Freedom pilot who found myself in the right seat of an AirMidwest 1900.

Now to beat Surplus1 to the point. For those of you opposed to Freedom. Why is ALPA supporting MidAtlantic Airlines, and opposing Freedom Airlines? Inquiring minds need to know.

regards,
8N