Midwest looking for 50 seat A/C

[flyupder]

ZW wanting this flying shoudn't even be a question, MKE base? Most of the pilots would kill for a MKE base....MKE should have been a base instead of ORF!

I second that. MKE would be the most senior and hard to get base if they were to announce this. Plenty of CRJ's sitting out there to buy. Hopefully the senior team moves on this one.

 

[Freightdog75]

SYX will not get the 50 seaters, we're farming out the work. 10 Jets here now, not getting any more. $hit loads of us(all 1900 drivers) currently looking for jobs because we're not renewing 1900 leases. All gone 1st quarter of 08. Keeping only 100ish on seniority list. Love the airlines. Good luck all.

 

[EX_CV580FR8Dawg]

Smoke 'em while ya got 'em KH

 

[Mav204]

AWAC guys have said that if they are to get anymore aircraft they want the leases and the contract to be the same length of time; they don't want a 20 yr lease on aircraft and a 10 year contract with XYZ Airlines...don't want tobe in the same situation that they were in when UAL gave us the boot! Need to find a home for 70 aircraft!

 

[mvedepo]

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.

 

[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.