Midwest looking for 50 seat A/C

[dwstl2327]

yeah the company is cheap, but safe, and a good place to work, or have worked with good guys/gals.... i dont know what the above is talking about $13, although he did work here so he must have some point.

right now i dont think there is a bid out yet, they are to cheap to pay anyone good to fly for them. so they better keep us, or go with mesa and let it turn into a sh!thole.

 

[Fallingbrick]

yeah the company is cheap, but safe, and a good place to work, or have worked with good guys/gals.... i dont know what the above is talking about $13, although he did work here so he must have some point.

right now i dont think there is a bid out yet, they are to cheap to pay anyone good to fly for them. so they better keep us, or go with mesa and let it turn into a sh!thole.

Hey dwstl1227, mvedepo is talking about the additional fee MEH employees pay for buddy passes to ride on mainline Midwest. Back in the day when they had great food served on china and free booze, you paid an extra $13 to help cover the cost. Then after 9-11, we went from shrimp scampi to a granola bar and the $13 fee remained. Its part of the $49 (or what ever it is now) that you pay for that round trip pass when your uncle wants to go to LAS.

I caught a ride on a 717 the other day and was served a cup of coffee in a styrofoam cup. As unlikely as it is, I hope the premium service will return some day. Best of luck to the SYX 1900 people, it’s a shame this is going to happen to such a great pilot group.

 

[dwstl2327]

o, gotcha.... just jumpseat its free... and i dont think we have the best buddy pass system either, 55 bucks is what it is now, plus taxes even for your parents

 

[Crizz]

3rd party doesnt have to mean "3 parties" - it just means someone other than mainline. Nowhere does he say Skyway is out of the loop - he's just saying they are evaluating options.

Good luck

 

[appendix]

It's $16, $32 return! For SYX guys only.

 

[RP170]

I doubt that WAC will never fly for Midwest. Midwest would NEVER pay what it would cost to get carrier like AWAC. I am not even sure Midwest would pay Mesa rates. Midwest will always try to save a $1 even if it costs them $10. Midwest is so cheap that as far as I know Midwest still charging its own employees $13 per pass for a meal that they dont serve anymore. We will see.

Agreed. I don't see how XJet would be cheap enough for them either since apparently they are now too expensive for Continental. I would put my money on Mesa, TSA, or CHQ to pick up this flying.

 

[Superpilot92]

Agreed. I don't see how XJet would be cheap enough for them either since apparently they are now too expensive for Continental. I would put my money on Mesa, TSA, or CHQ to pick up this flying.

Let me in on you inside info please because obviously you know the answer. What was Republic-CHQ bid and what was XJTs bid. Or maybe it didnt matter how cheap we would do it CAL wanted to diversify. Show me some numbers and back it up please.

Until then none of us really know whats going on behind the MGMT Smoke screen. When it happens it happens boys and girls.

 

[xcr600]

Is there a deadline on this that anyone knows of? ie when will we know what goin down at Midwest.

 

[blueridge71]

ASA is pretty cheap on 50 seaters. Even management admits that.

 

[EX_CV580FR8Dawg]

supposedly this summer they will be done with this.

 

[DOJET1]

this summer is the the time line... will know in a few month or should say they might already know.... you know midwest ....

 

[John Pennekamp]

How can DOjets be more expensive than CRJs? There are at least 50 Do328 jets in ACA colors parked in Myrtle Beach. I bet Skyway could get them for a song.

 

[dwstl2327]

... and this is just hear-say. the jets sitting down in myr for a while, on the beach, where there is a lot of salt water... ya get the point, lots of corrosion. some private company bought 3 of them, and went to have them brought up to date on inspections and see the repairs that they needed said they were POS'. i heard they called the company back that sold the planes to them and said they wanted their money back since they were in such bad shape.

plus when you are trying to buy them for 50 cents each... its hard for the company to sell them for this little. Plus i dont know what they look like on the inside, they would have to configure with 32 brown leather seats, cookie oven and whatnot... so midwest is trying to get them for free since they have to do so much to them, and the place does not want to seel them for nothing.

 

[John Pennekamp]

... and this is just hear-say. the jets sitting down in myr for a while, on the beach, where there is a lot of salt water... ya get the point, lots of corrosion. some private company bought 3 of them, and went to have them brought up to date on inspections and see the repairs that they needed said they were POS'. i heard they called the company back that sold the planes to them and said they wanted their money back since they were in such bad shape.

Doh!

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[Mav204]

I think that Midwest is looking for a quality product and not the cheapest contract.....no-go for Mesa...Sorry

 

[dwstl2327]

lets hope so on the no-go for mesa. and whoever they get (if anyone) if they dont have enough pilots, i hope they offer us some interviews

 

[StaySeated]

The leaseholder on those dorkjets sent them all to myrtle and is PRAYING for a CAT V hurricane to sweep them out to sea!!!

 

[Superpilot92]

lets hope so on the no-go for mesa. and whoever they get (if anyone) if they dont have enough pilots, i hope they offer us some interviews

You can bet on getting preferential hiring if XJT gets the flying. We are very good about helping others out when needed. Just ask the Chicago Express, FLYI, Mesaba people who are here.

 

[Windsor]

Where do YX/SYX expect to put these 50 seaters? A t-prop is the perfect plane for their WI/MI route structure. Jets are a waste of gas for those flights. Unless YX intends to continue farming out flights to SYX, 50 seaters just doughnut make any sense.

Back in the day when I worked for YX, I never nonreved mainline because it cost me $$. I could always fly SYX, AT or USairways for free. Sucks to have to pay to fly on your own airline.

 

[Crizz]

The leaseholder on those dorkjets sent them all to myrtle and is PRAYING for a CAT V hurricane to sweep them out to sea!!!

Thats funny!

A t-prop is the perfect plane for their WI/MI route structure. Jets are a waste of gas for those flights.

I wondered the same thing..