As far as flying is concerned, the schedules have been averaging high 80's to high 90's. DEN flying is around 75 to 90 depending on seniority. MSP will more than likely be a pilot base in the next few months, and sounds like we're going to start a Pierre, SD to MSP run in FEB. We get a lot of guys from MSP who commute here, and more than enough flights to accomplish that on many different airlines. Holding MSP, I'm not sure how long that may take, but always a possibility.

As far as prorated contract....probably won't ever happen. It's 7500 dollars. If you don't plan on staying for 15 months, then don't come.

Concerning the better outlook, I'm not sure what that means. We did get our loans refinanced, and currently are getting 3 airplanes back plus maybe one more for the MSP flying. I'm thinking MSP will be a pretty good deal for us. The ability for our routes to interconnect and get aircraft to/from MSP with as little repositioning as possible will be a lot easier than the MKE flying. Some may not think we're doing ok, but I have a tendency to think on the positive side of things.

It's not for everyone. In the interview, they tell you about the contract, the bases, possibly what airplane, etc. We have no reason to hide anything. We'd rather newhire have the full story before coming than showing up unsuspecting and possibly drop out. Good luck in your decisions. We're all counting on you.