Originally Posted by
FL450
Riddler while I can see why you feel in such disposition you fail to look at the facts of this hiring stage. Colgan ( you can ask USMC or I can give you friends numbers who work for Colgan) is NOT hiring into the Q they are hiring due to current pilots being upgraded. Some current Colgan Saab Captains are moving into the Q as Captains, Some FO's are moving to Q FO's Some Saab FO's are moving to SAAB captains. The "NEW HIRES" as of right now are going to the Saab FO spots.
Colgan picked up a few more Saabs for United in addition to the 15 Q;'s comming in the Fall. Looking at the facts Continental is a relatively new carrier for Colgan their ORIGINAL bread and butter lays with US Airways and United. Colgan Currently still flies under three Flags so to only look at one third of the house is simply misjudging the airline as a whole!
very well put. this is exactly what we were all told this past weekend and I have several friends at colgan (FO's on the Q) that are being given the option to upgrade in the saab...basically everything you said above.
they said they had 4 new saabs needed for united out of IAD