So sad to see this honorable management team fail.

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Just got my quarterly CBT training at Skywest and there is a CRJ-550 differences course. The note said just in case we fly them. Very interesting I thought.

 

I would not even try to explain any further the present state of Go Jet as they have been a train wreck since conception. I will say this, when an airline issues a training module to their pilots (Sky West 550 differences) they do so with a very specific reason as to why they have done so. The clock is now officially ticking and anyone who goes to Go Jet after hearing this fact does so at their own risk of being on the street with no notice or recourse. It is plain and simple; the FAA requires differences training any time something in the SOP changes to the level of needing some sort of verification that it was done to a level of proficiency. If I am not mistaken, I believe most if not all of the 550's flown by Go Jet are leased from Sky West. Sky West does not want those jets to sit idle if Go Jet ceases to exist. Even though they have a fuel limitation there are certain shorter routes where they can be used without that limitation interfering with the flight. Similar with what happened with the 145's that had a smaller fuel load. They were used on certain routes only. For instance, KSTL - KORD.
The fact that they are unable to fulfill their business model can be attributable to many reasons. I realize that the regionals are having problems retaining pilots and attracting new ones to fill their needs. If the 550 was going to be the next generation of 50 seat jets as they claim, it would have made inroads by now. The fact that the 550 transitions have stopped, and Go Jet is only flying 20 (maybe) airplanes on a full-time basis shows just how precarious their role is with United. My suspicion is Sky West has some aircraft which are close to being retired (old tired CRJ200's). United has already said the days of pure 50 seat jets are numbered. They won't need any more pilots to fly the 550's which Go Jet is operating today. A simple solution to a long-time thorn in United's side as they can't be pleased with the past and present history of Go Jet. They know very well the state of Go Jet just like Delta did. Delta booted them a while back but up until now United could not find pilots to fly these airframes outside of Go Jet up until now. It looks like that is about to change as requiring pilots to be duel trained on 2 different aircraft (550 and 700) is only done when that is a definite event. With all the other regionals hiring who are not in danger of being eliminated in the next couple of years it makes no sense to go to Go Jet and expose yourself to their training and then at a moment's notice find out you are unemployed. Why not just start to build seniority at any of the other large regionals (more than 20 jets) just in case you find yourself stuck there for a while. It has happened before as 9/11 was not something anyone could forecast. I have been thinking Go Jet has been on life support for a while now. With this announcement they have been disconnected from the breathing machine and will suffer the consequences of their past actions. I truly feel for the employees who will be dealt the same pain as management but let this be a warning to all to move on to greener pastures as the history book on Go Jets long and sad past is about to close.

 

Skywest can’t staff the planes they have already. Why would they take on a bunch of crj550s that they wouldn't have pilots for. Makes zero sense

 

Imagine having your life and future tied to false promises from the liars running the Aviate flow program.

They're not honest people just doing their best. They're not good people working in difficult circumstances. They're crooks, psychos, liars, manipulators and good at tricking unsuspecting pilots into giving away their labor for less. They're not gonna be there for you when **** hits the fan. Gojet management and the Aviate people, aka axis of evil, are laughing at Gojet pilots who fall for their lies and help them run the airline.

 

They probably would be happy to bring those pilots on board, and park planes.

 

Hulas I get but the Aviate people are part of an axis of evil ?

You can reinterview in 12 months 😂

 

The speculation here would be that the 550's would replace the aging 200's so it has nothing to do with staffing, as the pilots are already there.

 

Perhaps I ran on a bit so let me just clarify. The 200's which are presently flown by Skywest are old and tired. United has stated that the old 50 seat jets (200's) are going to be retired. Skywest owns the 550's (70 seat 700's configured for 50 seats which have a first class and ample room for carry on) which Go Jet is flying. Go Jets 550's are a nice setup for passengers. They do have a problem with their range but can be used on shorter routes very effectively. Go Jet has not impressed anyone with their track record as Delta has already booted them. Now we find out Skywest is going to require all there 700 crews to be dual trained on the 550. It only makes sense that the 200's are going to be retired and replaced with the 550's. United wins, they get rid of the 20 aircraft failure Go Jet and Skywest wins as the 550's are much more passenger friendly than the 200's. Not only does this make sense but it is the only thing that makes sense. Unfortunately, if you are presently employed by Go Jet this is not what you want to hear but now would be the time to move on and start over somewhere else as they will do what they did to TSA. 1 week notice and see ya.

 

If you are a pilot with GoJet, and it goes belly up, I would think, Skywest or others would hire you in a heartbeat.