Originally Posted by adso81
5 months? The CP told you this? Now Im not employed by big sky, but 2 of my best friends are, one of them youll spend a lot of time with for the first few weeks if you get hired They have both been there for over a year, and they are not close to upgrade. So be careful about that kind of stuff. How ever, I would look for some possible expansion in the next few months, possibly extremly far away from Billings.
Word that I have from a friend there is that they are about to look for street captains. How much flight time do your friends have?
Big Sky just was awarded a contract to fly the 1900's for Chalks Ocean Airways. Word is that they are also trying to get awarded flying for another airline codeshare. They are limited to 19 seat aircraft though due to the connection to MAIR.
This could change if either Big Sky is integrated into the Mesaba seniority system, or if Big Sky is sold by MAIR. There is some grey area if Mesaba's pilots strike and the company (Mesaba) is liquidated and ceases to exist.
(Second hand) Word from the CP at Big Sky is that they are looking to hire 50-100 pilots in a short period of time (9-12 months)