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Old 07-03-2013 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BrewCity
So you really think that Expressjet does whatever they want and then just mails a check (or bill) to Uncle Jerry? Can Expressjet bid on their own flying without input from Utah?
I love how people blow things out of proportion and yes XJT does bid on flying themselves but why would you not consult Jerry and use his experience and expertise to your advantage. He gives his team the resources they need to succeed and lets them run. Brad Holt's in charge at ExpressJet and Russell “Chip” Childs at SkyWest, both are handpicked by Jerry and both are currently doing a very good job. Sure there’s jockeying but in the end we always come to an agreement and Mgmt. does a great job following that agreement far better than any union shop. I have friends at almost every carrier out there, none have what we have.

Do you realize Holt stays current as a SkyWest pilot? I was contacted by my friend ML to sit right seat for Holt in ATL for this PC and afterwards he took us out to lunch. Now I’d agree with my SkyWest friends that no one drinks and pushes more Kool-Aid than ML but if you look at his 26+ year career it’s easy to understand why. SkyWest has a culture second to none in the regional industry and I truly think their location in SGU has a lot to do with that. In Utah SkyWest isn't a stepping stone, people grow up and work hard to become a part of this organization with the intent of spend their entire career moving up the ranks. SkyWest does a great job promoting from within which as anyone knows fosters employee morale, builds a sense of family and ownership.

As mentioned by Slats our Mgmt. team regularly travels the system. And whenever there's an empty jumpseat they ALWAYS sit up front. I've had Holt, Childs, Atkins, Brooks and many more in my jump seat multiple times. Can anyone say the same about their Mgmt. team? Chip and Jerry took a beating back in 09 in DEN when we had massive stagnation, were over 500 pilots overstaffed and furloughs were being floated around. Chip sensed early on during the visit that everyone was holding back so he made a statement he wanted us all to understand. He said and I'm paraphrasing, "I will never punish nor fire anyone for speaking their mind, just tell me the truth. Please speak freely so we can built a better SkyWest and get through these hard times together!" To all those bashing our Mgmt. group; does your CEO, COO, CFO, DFO or anyone else do the same? BTW, during the second worst period in our industries history, second only the Great Depression, we never furloughed. SAPA and Mgmt. worked hard together in order to solve the problems we were facing and they will do so in the future. As I said before there will be some jockeying but in the end we will come to a beneficial agreement for both sides.

I have my application in at US/AA, DL, UA and FedEx. I will leave SkyWest for whichever hires me first but much like every pilot I’ve ever talked to who has left; I will fondly look back on my time at SkyWest.
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