No dog in this fight but the 4 Frontier pilots I know (all fos) are very fearful of their future now and all four will be pursuing SWA. If other airlines start hiring they might look into it too...

Their reasoning seems to be the fact very senior MidEx captains got furloughed while Republic is doing their flying all very cheaply... They think they're safe for the next year or so but think it'll be in the company's interest to drag out the pilot integration for years because Republic pilots are so cheap comparing to Midwest and now Frontier pilots... Who knows?


Not a suscriber so I don't have the full article...

Republic Airways Begins to Meld Its Frontier and Midwest Acquisitions - WSJ.com

Any WSJ subscribers here care to post the entire article?


BUSINESSOCTOBER 1, 2009, 5:49 P.M. ET
Republic Airways Begins to Meld Its Frontier and Midwest Acquisitions
BY SUSAN CAREY

The next step for Republic Airways Holdings Inc.—now owner of Frontier Airlines Holdings, which emerged from bankruptcy-court protection Thursday—will be an unusual cross-pollination of Frontier and Republic's other new acquisition, Midwest Airlines.

Republic, previously an operator of commuter carriers that fly on behalf of five major U.S. airlines, now owns two branded, hub-and-spoke lines: Denver-based discounter Frontier and ailing, full-service Midwest, based in Milwaukee. The idea is to keep both brands but stitch together their operations and inject more of Republic's own flight crews and regional planes into the mix.

Republic is taking on this challenge—and assuming about $1 billion ...