Can't find enough pilots... so now we are letting other pilots do the flying for us.....
Miami Air Int'l leasing a Belgian B737 for Apple contract
Miami Air International (LL, Miami Int'l) has leased a B737-800 from TUIfly (Belgium) (TB, Brussels National) ch-aviation research has revealed.
According to FlightRadar24 ADS-B data, OO-JAA (msn 29660) was positioned to Lansing, Michigan this past weekend as part of a maiden contract with Apple Vacations.
A statement said that between December 26, 2016, and April 17, 2017, MAI will run a total of ninety departures from Lansing to each of Punta Cana, Cancún, and Puerto Vallarta.
Apple Vacations operated a similar contract last year albeit out of Detroit Metropolitan. It elected to switch to Lansing this year given its more central location for Michigan travellers.
Miami Air Int'l leasing a Belgian B737 for Apple contract - ch-aviation.com
All public charter Cancun flights on Miami Air PC 16-101 are operated by Apple Vacations, LLC
Miami Air
operated by TUI Airlines Belgium N.V.
All public charter Puerto Vallarta flights on Miami Air PC 16-101 are operated by Apple Vacations, LLC
Miami Air
operated by TUI Airlines Belgium N.V.
All public charter Punta Cana flights on Miami Air PC 16-101 are operated by Apple Vacations, LLC
Miami Air
operated by TUI Airlines Belgium N.V.
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Looks like it's 90 departures to three different cities. So that's 540 flights total that will not be operated by Miami Air pilots.
Scope? Management doesn't care about our scope or our contract.
Welcome to the Miami Air way of business!
For those of you looking at us.... be very careful! We have hired a lot of guys recently and they are leaving way before their training contract is over simply because conditions/pay are so horrible here, and the industry has much better opportunities for anyone out there. Don't get stuck in the Miami Air web.