SkyWest To Furlough?

[everyonedoa360]

Sounds you guys are onto some good solid news, I two heard from a friend who knows someone in the Russian space station that saw a note from a former cosmonaut that knows a ramper in GEG that is dating a Horizon gate agent that Skywest is about to close down. I'll keep my ears open for more news.

 

[roadrunner]

I think your furlough rumor is pretty off base. If UAL were to go Chap 7, then yeah, SkyW would probably furlough. I didn't get any letters or e-mails offering voluntary LOA, although I may have missed it. Things are going as well as can be expected here, we're still getting 3 jets a month with BIG rumors of 700's coming for the UAL side. Those of you in the pool, just hang in there you'll be in class before you know it. The company will probably find themselves short crews again this summer and start running classes again to fill the void in the Brasilia.

 

[realitycheck]

Are you sure it was an Horizon gate agent? Seems fishy

BTW

1. The future codeshare is solid news. Not a rumor.
2. The April voluntary unpaid leaves is (was) solid news. Not a rumor.
3. The possibility of furloughs at SkyWest is one person's *speculation*, and

IT TOO IS NOT A RUMOR.

Maybe the ramper was dating an America West gate agent?

 

[Splert]

The voluntary leave deal was for E-120 FO who wanted to take a day off so that the company could get all the new FOs 100 hours.

Skyw was trying to save money by not displacing crewmember and putting a high-min pilot in the seat.

If the FO volunteered for displacement they were not paid. A few Fos did this.

We have a lot of reserves and with the war schedules they were not getting a lot of flying.

Splert

 

[NEDude]

If the new Skywest codeshare is not public information yet, it certainly isn't a very well kept secret. I live and fly on the east coast, for an east coast company, and our management has told us all about it.

 

[realitycheck]

NEDude- you must work for Gulfstream... east coast, 1900s, management's told you all about SkyWest's codeshare. Am I right?

If I am, everyone here is trying to get the inside skinny. What's your take?

 

[Obi-Wan]

Here is the big secret everyone wants to hold back on. Skywest is talking to Continental about flying our old EMB120s out of Houston. They offered this to Express but Coex does not want to fly props anymore. I believe our MOU makes these new positions open to our furloughed pilots. Now go and discuss.

 

[hotwing]

don't think so!

 

[Jeepman]

Yes, Hotwing; it's going to happen.
Skywest will make the anouncement soon.
30 Brasilias will be operated out of Houston by
Skywest for Continental.

 

[socalpilot]

They offered this to Express but Coex does not want to fly props anymore. I believe our MOU makes these new positions open to our furloughed pilots. Now go and discuss.

Half this thread gets deleted and now obi-wan wants to put his own twist on the story. Obi-wan, where are you currently flying? Coex? How about Commutair? or did you end up at Great Lakes?

 

[utahpilot]

so....?

Jeepman Yes, Hotwing; it's going to happen.

this then begs the Q:

will SkyWest, then

1-hire soon?

2-use poolies to staff for these 30 props in HOU?

3-or use current FOs that are on reserve elsewhere to staff HOU?

thx

 

[Erlanger]

Something about this here;

http://www.atwonline.com/indexfull.cfm?newsid=2999

 

[Mookie]

utah....my best WAG on the situation.

1. probably, looking at the emb reserve levels, it's pretty lean right now at most of the california bases.

2. probably (plus some "additional poolies from somewhere...I don't know....maybe..."). i talked to a guy who just finished class who was furloughed from coex, and he's heard he might be recalled by them for some "new opportunity." ironic, eh??? if it goes junior enough, he might be able to hold captain here on the emb. he's pretty sure he's going to stay here at SkyWest though. ;-)

3. yes, if they want to transfer there. when, or if it's announced, there will have to be a system wide bid, and my guess is that there aren't going to be too many people who want to go there initially, so it's going to be very junior.

NOTHING has been officially announced yet, so I won't believe it until the first emb is undergoing mx on the ramp at IAH!!!!!

 

[hawkowl88]

There have been "official" internal announcements indicating an official public announcement is anticipated in May and the intention is to begin service in July.

Now, what about the rumor I've heard from several sources saying Frontier was going to dump Mesa in favor of Skywest out of DEN?

 

[EMBATP]

skywest

being a coex pilot, all i have heard is about skywest flying our routes to victoria tx. with the e-120. plus where would 20 or 30 e-120's go out of the houston system? we didn't pull out of too many places. also, coex furloughed pilots will ( should ) be offered temporary positions at skywest if it happens, example: commutair. per our union