News On Skywest?

[difete]

No crew furloughs announced anywhere in SWOL. 40% reduction on the MKE base due to Midwest cutbacks.

I assume most of those guys and gals will go to ORD. New hiring probably wont be seen for a while.

 

[Flyerdan]

Just read an internal note about this. If you are with SKW, take a look at the board room on SWOL. If not... then tough beans I guess.

-Goose

Also check out the SAPA Forum. Lots of positive stuff. Sounds like no furloughs and some interesting potential for movement in the next few months. I hope that announcement comes through in a week like they are talking about. Good Stuff!

 

[Goose Egg]

I assume most of those guys and gals will go to ORD. New hiring probably wont be seen for a while.

I'd guess it would be at least until Spring '09 until we run another new hire class, but that is just an uninformed WAG.

Also check out the SAPA Forum. Lots of positive stuff. Sounds like no furloughs and some interesting potential for movement in the next few months. I hope that announcement comes through in a week like they are talking about. Good Stuff!

That certainly IS good news. I don't know about you, but I'm breathing a sigh of relief... albeit a small one!

Best of luck to all out there! These are tough times!

-Goose

 

[bender]

Midwest side reduced to 11 aircraft and a new base starting around October.

 

[Erlanger]

The latest and greatest is a LAX base tentatively to open Oct 1st. Plan is for about 80 crews. No furloughs.

 

[difete]

Source for LAX base? Is it on the SAPA forums?

 

[Goose Egg]

The latest and greatest is a LAX base tentatively to open Oct 1st. Plan is for about 80 crews. No furloughs.

OH MY GOSH, that would be a "best case scenario" for me. Away with you LAX-SLC commuters!! Go back to your smoggy homeland! (I keed, I keed... but not really. )

-Goose

 

[airchristyle]

OH MY GOSH, that would be a "best case scenario" for me. Away with you LAX-SLC commuters!! Go back to your smoggy homeland! (I keed, I keed... but not really. )

-Goose

I've given up on hope to have a base in LA, but I guess we'll see in Oct.

 

[wilde737]

Where are you hearing this? I haven't heard a thing, and I read the forums more than I should!

The latest and greatest is a LAX base tentatively to open Oct 1st. Plan is for about 80 crews. No furloughs.

 

[kj6991]

I've also heard LAX base the first of October.

 

[pipers]

yup, sounds like a LAX base announced later this week to cover the DAL flying. 80 pilots or so?

 

[Flip]

yup, sounds like a LAX base announced later this week to cover the DAL flying. 80 pilots or so?

Didn't think DAL was planning on any more RJ flying out of LA. But LA base a possibility for a few senior lucky souls. Also looks like they are going to be offering time off etc to get the pilot staffing down for a while. If Midwest tanks they will have about 350-400 too many, so I am told.

 

[Socalplt]

LA should have been a domicile a long time ago. Supposedly for June we used nearly 50 hotel rooms a night.

I'd heard that the new UA 700s where going to be flying out of LAX, and that what was driving the new domicile.

 

[Goose Egg]

LA should have been a domicile a long time ago. Supposedly for June we used nearly 50 hotel rooms a night.

And one of the crappiest overnights to boot. Nice hotel, but I was never there long enough to do anything but hit the In-n-out up the road.

Anyway, one thing is for sure: If we get an LAX base, we'll definitely need a bigger crew lounge. It was too small already.

-Goose

 

[WalterSobchak]

And one of the crappiest overnights to boot. Nice hotel, but I was never there long enough to do anything but hit the In-n-out up the road.

Hey now...that In-N-Out and the park across the street are like airplane geek Mecca.

And the guys at the tattoo shop across the street are pretty cool, too. Nothing like getting a tattoo and/or piercing with 747's on final rattling the entire place...

 

[airchristyle]

Hey now...that In-N-Out and the park across the street are like airplane geek Mecca.

And the guys at the tattoo shop across the street are pretty cool, too. Nothing like getting a tattoo and/or piercing with 747's on final rattling the entire place...

I shoot pool in the bar next to that tattoo parlor. 1 block up the street is a decent Thai restaurant.

Now I wonder if they'll have lines for the E120 as well if LAX becomes a real base.

 

[Goose Egg]

With all due respect to In-N-Out...

Hey now...that In-N-Out and the park across the street are like airplane geek Mecca.

Hey, I'm just as big of an aviation geek as the next guy (probably bigger), but somehow a few fly-bys don't take the sting out of a 9 hour overnight, especially before/after an 8 leg day.

Besides, I don't really start getting excited until the aircraft have one or two seats, come minus fuel and electrical systems, and have wingspans measured in meters. I don't see a lot of those down in LAX.

And the guys at the tattoo shop across the street are pretty cool, too. Nothing like getting a tattoo and/or piercing with 747's on final rattling the entire place...

I'll have to remember when I go in for my next piercing.

-Goose

Viva la Skew!!!

 

[Goose Egg]

Now I wonder if they'll have lines for the E120 as well if LAX becomes a real base.

Hmmm... that's a really good question. It will be interesting to see what happens.

-Goose

 

[Socalplt]

Heard it would be jet only, no EMB120 lines.

I try to avoid the LA overnights due to the transportation issues.

 

[cbrown1]

The latest and greatest is a LAX base tentatively to open Oct 1st. Plan is for about 80 crews. No furloughs.

Well there went all the good LAX overnights.