Skywest doing NWA flying?

[atpcliff]

Hi!

THe last furloughees at NWA will be recalled in Feb.

cliff
YIP

 

[XJWRENCH]

When will this flying be announced?

One of these carriers will win the Award

1. ASA
2. SkyWest
3. Chataco
4. Mesa

The only thing not going for any of these carriers is that they will not be bullied around by mothership Northwest. My feeling is that Northwest will only give the flying to the carriers they can really control behind closed doors ( Mesaba, Pinnacle and maybe the new player is Compass ). I really don't think that they will allow NWA to play around with the ASA like it has with Mesaba and Pinnacle to save a couple of bucks.

 

[YourPilotFriend]

When will this flying be announced?

One of these carriers will win the Award

1. ASA
2. SkyWest
3. Chataco
4. Mesa

NWA specifically was looking for labor savings from its current operations. RFP'in out the flying was part of the process of reducing in house labor costs. Going to another regional at this point is not necessary since NWA is much in the black even during off season flying.

 

[YourPilotFriend]

Also Skywest is offering the flying at about 19 cents a mile, mesaba is offering it at 18 cents......Mesa at 17 cents. So no, skywest is not cheaper.

 

[Lazy8]

Actually, Atkin himself came into one of the last CRJ classes at SkyWest and talked about a NWA bid that would add over 30 additional CRJ 900's to the fleet. No idea if it's been awarded.

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[i fly boxes]

The trick with skywest is where they hold their pilot interviews. The last couple they have had with the exception of STL and MEM is where they have either expanded or taken peoples flying. If I see a group interview in DTW or MSP then I might think they might be flying NWA

 

[i fly boxes]

plus skywest owns their own planes don't they? I doubt nwa would lease them any because NWA wants to control everybody

 

[HockleyPilot]

Heard SkyWest got it today. Someone from TRG said so............(so it must be true) 30-35 CRJ 900......

 

[gnx99]

Heard SkyWest got it today. Someone from TRG said so............(so it must be true) 30-35 CRJ 900......

What's TRG?

 

[MarineGrunt]

Heard SkyWest got it today. Someone from TRG said so............(so it must be true) 30-35 CRJ 900......

If we (skywest) got it, how in the $#%@ could we train that many??? The training department has been severly backed up even before the 12 700 awarded a couple weeks back..... 30-35 more????

 

[airtime42]

Look at all you skywest pukes

Drooling over taking other pilots jobs. You scabs are a bunch of pricks.

You will get yours one day

 

[MarineGrunt]

Who's drooling?

 

[gnx99]

It just makes sense that Mesaba would get them. But since when has the airlines made sense?

Airtime42, who's jobs are they?

 

[HockleyPilot]

Yes, for the record this is not good...........nor is the ASA or Comair planes.....But, in the mean time......AIRTIME42, knock, knock.....(ever seen "Catch me if you can?"

 

[MarineGrunt]

It just makes sense that Mesaba would get them. But since when has the airlines made sense.

It would be nice, I have several friends there on the street. But then again maybe that was the master plan by big red - get them to take as many concessions as they can, and then all of a sudden "oh, hey, look what we got for ya..."