Skyways Big Announcement Next Week?

[Bushhatesyou]

I'm sure the Skywest 65% are proud..

 

[russtgol]

They're buying Comair. But just the airplanes and routes.

Yeah looks like you were right on the money!!!!

 

[Gear Down]

And of course Management on both sides will try to smell like a rose and have more bonuses for each other. All I smell is a Rat...........

 

[Ezralite]

And of course Management on both sides will try to smell like a rose and have more bonuses for each other. All I smell is a Rat...........

Speaking of rats.... I guess it's time to dig this out again:

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/3297/skywestratsjpgay0.jpg

 

[Propsync]

Wow, I think that's the first RUMOR on FI to come true. And a horrible truth. Many great memories and my thoughts are to those left that I know there. I had seen this coming, but nowhere near as quick as it did. Good luck to all. Keith

 

[John Pennekamp]

And more pilot's jobs are whacked by the Mormon Mafia...

 

[CUBS1908]

My heart goes out to all the Skyway Employees.

 

[Illini Pilot]

Transitioning from an airline to a ground service company? WTF ???

Meaning Skyway will continue running the MKE ramp, commissary, etc and the current outstations.

 

[Bushhatesyou]

My best to the Skyway pilots. I'm sure we have a place for many, if not all of you here at SkyWest. I know it's a bad deal for you guys, but as a majority, we are not excited about taking your jobs

Sweet so you mean they can make $22 an hour with that sweet raise you guys got? Maybe you guys should give them DOH from Skyway..

 

[txpilot1974]

This sucks....

 

[PCL_128]

Very sorry to hear this guys.

 

[RP170]

Wow, this is absolutely BS. I worked at Skyway for about a year and half back in 04-05. Great group of guys to fly with and I have many great memories.

Any of the Skyway pilots are welcome to PM me if you are interested in NetJets at all. I'd be more than willing to write letters of rec to any of you that I have flown with. Looking forward to speaking with some of you soon.

 

[ilinipilot]

Any Skyway pilot can PM me also, I have contacts at Republic. I will call my contact today and tell that person to get some preferential stuff going.

D

 

[GOULET!]

Very sorry to hear all of this terrible news. I have to say I am shocked at the news but I cant say Im terribly surprised. Skyway was rumored to be on the chopping block ever since AirTran started their takeover bid. I really think this was all part of the plan all along with TPG. GOULET will be needing work shortly and on behalf of the Skyway pilots, we do appriciate anything you guys can do to help us out.

 

[Alcatraz]

This totally blows. I worked at Skyway 3 1/2 years, and still have a bunch of friends there.

Skyway had some parts that were so well done (training, for example, was the best out of the four airlines I've worked at including SWA)... and others (like business management) were totally incompetent. I guess I'm not surprised, but it's still depressing.

I've been furloughed before... it's not the end of the world (it's just a job, not even a good one!), but it ain't no picnic either. Good luck, ya'll...

 

[MINIME]

Very sorry to hear these news. I would encourage you to try looking at the Fractionals. Seems that they are stepping up with pay packages that are quite frankly better than some majors. Good luck to all of you. I'm sure that all of you will end up with another job, sometimes a better one.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

And more pilot's jobs are whacked by the Mormon Mafia...

Not quite true, they just hit the reset button on their seniority and paygrade, jobs required will most likely remain the same, just at a lower rate. Who coulda missed this one coming?
PBR

 

[tuna]

That was seven years I won't get back! The worst part is that I have a baby due ten days after we shut the doors. I just want to tell the people that are bagging on the Skywest boys to take their heads out of their asses and quit breathing the methane. The real villians here are Midwest management! Be angry with the right folks. On a better note. I want to say that I have enjoyed flying with, and training alot of good people here. This isn't the end of the world.... Just the begining of a good drunk! And you can qoute me on that one.

 

[prahler]

Hey Tuna,

Save some cold ones for me

 

[Illini Pilot]

That was seven years I won't get back! The worst part is that I have a baby due ten days after we shut the doors. I just want to tell the people that are bagging on the Skywest boys to take their heads out of their asses and quit breathing the methane. The real villians here are Midwest management! Be angry with the right folks. On a better note. I want to say that I have enjoyed flying with, and training alot of good people here. This isn't the end of the world.... Just the begining of a good drunk! And you can qoute me on that one.

Ha...for me it was a week of my life with you torturing me in the sim in March last year! All that for f***ing nothing! I'm already on my 4th cold one.