Coldcessna

Penair is now looking to hire. The min's are 700 for the Sabb but rumor has it they are talking about raising them. Penair is looking to pick up EAS flying on the east coast and opening a Boston crew base in Febuary 2012 and Hawaii by summer. If this happens I doubt they will be able to raise the min's they are having a hard enough time filling the positions for the Alaska flying.
All new hire Sabb FO's will be required to sign a 2 year traning contract and is mandatory to relocate to Anchorage (until the EAS comes online).
Those without enough time to go to the Sabb may be given the chance to sit right seat in the 208. It's not a completely bad gig as long as you can keep from getting based in King Salmon. This base has the most senior 208 CA's. The FO's there are not pilots they are ramper's that get to ride along and get treated worse than the ramper's.

roro

Can anyone elaborate on the opening of a bos base? I know they bid on it but has it been confirmed that they were awarded it and will be making the move in feb ?

BlueCollar4Life

Let's see here... You were hired with probably 243.7 hours. You're logging time as a copilot in a single pilot airplane? You're upset that you might have to load your own planes? What were you expecting life as a caravan copilot to be like?

Consider yourself lucky, or give the job to someone who would enjoy the bush.

FlyJSH

BINGO!

(but I have always enjoyed bush work )

MrBigAir

Should we break out the popcorn? Watching small privately owned regional airlines set up remote bases thousands of miles from their historical stomping grounds is a head scratching idea. Reference the Big Sky east coast debacle in 2008.

nancy33

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crooked

I think it's Hawaii in Feb and Boston later in the spring. I think the EAS bid is awarded this month. It's the 3 towns Colgan is currently serving out of BOS.

9kBud

It worked for Cape Air. Our whole operation is fragmented.

PCLCREW

Well if its only 3 cities out of BOS I think they might pull it off... Heck flying to RKD/AUG/PQI isnt much different then winter bush flying

MrBigAir

Cape Air is definitely the exception. However, just because you guys can do it doesn't mean others can. I don't wish ill will on Pen Air, but I've seen this scenario before, up close and personal.