About the title of the thread "that the families groaned...". I have been critical of Colgan airlines for the way they ran their company and treated their employees for a very long time (check my posts). It honestly surprised me that people would come on here and defend this company. It was my opinion that this was an airline who employed pilots who couldnt get hired at other companies or who were so completely ignorant of this industry, airline contracts, and of other airlines that they simply didnt know any better. I am sure there are some good qualified people there but just like in the inquiry you have to imagine why a qualified person would work with a horrible QOL, low pay, poor maintenance, and a horrible company/pilot relationship. A 12 month upgrade is all well and good but at what cost? and now that upgrades are slowing.... where is the benefit?

I am sorry if i offended some people over the past couple of years but Colgan is a horrible company to work for; It has stayed true to its roots and has always treated its employees like garbage while promoting itself as a "family" business. For those that defend this company this should be all the wake up call you need... if not prove me wrong. This isnt a my airline vs your airline thing. This is a truly horrible company that needs to get up to speed or get the hell off the road.