Fred Rogers
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Hey, I heard through the grapevine that one of the Colgans might be stepping down.
I think that the Colgan management made assurances to the Pinnacle Holdings, Inc leadership that Colgan Air would indeed remain a non-union shop. And, especially the pilots.
The landscape has changed much since 18 Jan 07 and it appears that Colgan Air will have an ALPA represented pilot group. Because of this I think that either voluntarily or with some encouragement to do so, Colgan family members will be leaving corporate officer positions. I personally don't have an axe to grind with the Colgan family and some of them are actually nice and decent people. However, at the higher officer level I don't trust a single word that comes out in a "Big Mike memo".
Colgan is and will remain in the lower tier of 121 carriers; union or no union. Pinnacle is in the lower tier of the RJ markey with TSA and PSA bringing up the rear. I don't expect much from Pinnacle or Colgan management. They have the cash, but not the will to change the overall philosophy of how personnel are hired and
"retained". Keep payroll low, costs and revenues high, get the stock price up...Rinse and repeat. It doesn't take a Harvard business degree to come up with this stuff...Hell, I am just an average Joe Beech pilot trying to make ends meet.
Get your time, keep your resume updated, target the company(s) you want to work for and keep flying...
Regards,
ex-Navy Rotorhead
Hey, I heard through the grapevine that one of the Colgans might be stepping down.
Can anyone confirm this? I'm not making this up for entertainment, I actually did hear this.