Let's just say we share the initials with a popular British airline.

Geee wow! Just answer the fricken question...
Don't act like you fly for some awesome company. Boutique or any other single engine turboprop is nothing to brag about and surely, not highly sought after.

Simmer down. Wasn't bragging at all. All I was saying in the original comment was that we have had a few guys come to our company. Stop taking the forums so seriously. If you knew much about the company, you would know there's issues with us using the same letters as British Airways. It was a harmless joke.

(Crazy eyes) differ from (calm eyes) rawr

Anybody know tail numbers of the repo'd aircraft or the company that owns them?

SeaPort filed Chapter 11 today. The CEO resigned, and the company will attempt to reorganize.

Called it a few pages back, just saying

I'm surprised they lasted this long.

They're still selling fares. Are they still operating?

Chapter 11 is just to reorganized the company and their debt. Chapter 7 is liquidating.

Any current Sea Port guys on here? If so what is the schedule like these days?

You do know they filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and significantly reduced their routes? They are flying out of Portland to Pendelton and North Bend and also Houston to El Dorado, Hot Springs, Harrison AR and Memphis TN. Check out their web site.

can anyone tell how the schedule is?

From what I understand it is 5 on 2 off initially and then usually you can hold a 4 on 3 off line after you get some relative seniority in your position i.e. after you have been there a few months.

Thanks Flyguy, are they still hiring regardless of the chapter 11 bk?

I have the impression that it's a better place than AC1..

ATP rated pilots can fly directly left seat?

Hey all,

Got a call for FO. Anyone have any updated info on the situation/bases/etc.? Hadn't read through here prior to that app and not sure about moving the family as have a couple other possibilities in the pipeline also that wouldn't require moving but bird in the hand vs. two in the bush...

Thinking of doing the interview for sure but also curious what questions I should make sure to ask beyond the obvious pay/base assignment/contract. Don't want to move, have it suck and be stuck when I could've held out for an extra month and a more favorable option.

Thanks!

Why would you want to work here when they have filed Chapter 11 and lost most of their flying?

Hence me asking ;) Sometimes restarts can be good, sometimes not. Even 2 months of flying would bump me over needed hours for other gigs and sometimes a job is better than not. Its not my preference but figured better to find out if any current info was available.

There is a one year contract with $7500 buy out that they are collecting on. Coming here for 200 hours is not a great idea. If you're based in Memphis you'll have some variety in flying, but PDX you'll be going to Pendleton over and over. It's pretty monotonous. I will say that I see SeaPort coming out of this in better shape. There is word new routes could be opening in the near future.

Thanks for the info!

thanks for the info. I also got a call for FO, for July class. I'm in Houston at the moment, so it might work out good for me. Do you know what the pay there is for the first year commitment?
Any other info will be very helpful....

Just Kinda Funny
 

I was in El' Dorado, AR a few weeks ago doing a pre-buy for one of my clients on a Cessna 340. It was IFR while we were out on the test hop, and a Sea Port flight had just landed at ELD. The local controller couldn't clear us for the approach because the Sea Port flight had not yet canceled their flightplan. Our pilot for the seller made a couple of cellphone calls to the gate people at ELD to holler at the pilots "Hey! Close your flight plan dude! People are trying to land!"

Sea Port's call sign is Sasquatch, and my client piped up from the back, "Everybody's look'n for Sasquatch!"

So I talked with a few SeaPort guys in the last few days. In Memphis lines are anywhere from 95 hours to 70 hours a month, around 8 or so captains and 10 or so FO's. 99% of cancellations in the last few have been from weather in the south it sounded like. Not sure about the portland operation and how its going, I'm sure the pilots are flying less with only the one route right now. Sounds like they are hiring pilots at a steady rate and things are 100% better than they were just last year.

I spoke to a pilot in Memphis and with 10 FOs, they're getting like 20 hours per month if that. Buyer beware!! Nothing worse than being locked in a contract and only getting 20 hours/month.


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Could be reserve lines getting 20 a month. I don't work there so not sure, but the bids I saw had the lowest line at 70 or something. The guys I talked to said most everyone was flying more than their min guarantee of 70 a month.

If that's true then it would be a great gig.


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I currently hold a line in Memphis. They are anywhere from 100 to about 70 hours. We are currently pushing a new hire class through their check rides, which will see most of them sitting reserve for quite awhile. If you come in July, expect your seniority to be slightly behind them.

It's a cyclical flow where several will upgrade and several FO line positions will open up; it's all about timing. I'd say right now is probably not the best time to come on board as you will be waiting to be senior enough to bid a line. With that said, it's miles better than instruction and gives you real-world experience as an airline pilot.

Min guarantee is 70 hours a month, so even if you sit reserve for awhile, you'll get paid enough for rent/food/gas, but not much else. The company is really doing well under the new CEO, Tim Sieber. I'd imagine, under his guidance, the company is going to be a great place to work for in a year or two as profitability returns and new lines get opened up.

Does Seaport hire street captains? (Already ATP) Still positions available in pdx?

In some older post I've red that there were some payroll issues. Is that still the case?

Who wants to sit reserve, only getting 20 hours per month, with a contract? I thought the whole idea was to get as many as hours as you can and get out. I realize there's a new CEO, but this place is just emerging out of bankruptcy. There's other places to work flying better equipment and pay better.

For clarification Seaport just entered bankruptcy "NOT" emerging. It is unlikely that they will exit bankruptcy for a least another year or two if ever. They are likely loosing PDT in the fall which will bring them down to 4 routes. And are facing some very serious and expensive lawsuits through the bankruptcy. You can see all this in the bankruptcy court records which are publicly accessible records.

The new CEO is the former VP who worked right along side the old CEO. Nearly all the management has left the company, that should say something.

What are you doing these days?



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Most likely out of bankruptcy before the end of the year, with growth already beginning to happen again. Your information is out of date. With the restructuring, the company has been able to trim areas where it needed trimming and has been able to turn red in to profit. With cancellations outside of weather being nil for a few months now, and on time performance in the upper 90th percentile, this company is already coming back in a manner where it will be strong. Lines in PDX aren't great right now, but Memphis pilots are getting so good hours. No reserve lines in PDX right now, not sure about Memphis, but I am fairly certain there aren't any "20 hour lines". In the near future most of the legacy 208's will be gone and there will be an all EX fleet, only adding to the reliability of the fleet.

LOL sure sport, You keep drinking your kool aid. For a company doing so well why did they lay off 1/2 the accounting staff 2 weeks ago.

From the following article out just yesterday.
SeaPort working to rebuild customer confidence after bankruptcy - Local News - East Oregonian

"Through June, SeaPort is averaging 8.4 boardings per day, well below the 11.4 average set last year and the 10 passengers per flight average the U.S. Department of Transportation mandates for the Essential Air Service federal subsidy."

"But SeaPort’s 239 boardings in January 2016 was 200 less than the year before and continued to fall through April."

I assure you there is "NO" profit with Seaport. They are still in Bankruptcy and facing some very serious lawsuits. All easily seen through the bankruptcy filings.

Memphis lines are being trimed back for all FOs. They have over 2 FOs to each captain. The company is such a $hit show that they can't hire Captains to fly their shiny new "EX"s.

PDT is going by Oct, most likely before Hellport exits Bankruptcy. So then Seapot will be down to what 5 lines? They owe a ridiculous amount of taxes that they can't avoid in bankruptcy.

Sure :rolleyes: Seapots "coming back in a manner where it will be strong" LOL

Yes, you have shown that the number immediately following bankruptcy are not good. I applaud you for your data. I do fly the flights though, and they are getting more full by the day.

You seem so sure they will lose PDT, but who would they lose it to?

I am confident that SeaPort is loosing PDT. ;-) I expect it to be announced any time now. And no I don't have any involvement with the new company.

Notice your shiny new CEO hasn't put out his weekly update emails lately? Shouldn't that give you pause for being so positive about the company? He doesn't have much good news for you guys. What happened to his promise to keep you guys updated every week?

How about all the rumors about the PDX station managers. You're on what the 3rd or 4th one in 3 months? I hear you can't even get fuel at PDX because ASIG cut you off completely because you couldn't pay your bills.

Only reason MEM is still afloat is because of that FedEx contract you guys got. Without that you wouldn't be flying.

The company is still hemorrhaging money and your shiny new CEO is not capable of getting you guys out of it.

Don't get me wrong I am sorry to see you guys lose jobs. There are some great people working at SeaPort who are just treated like $hit. The company even has an official word for it. "Seaported" Thats F'en awesome that the company screws people over so often that they coined a term for it.

I feel for you man I really do but stop drinking the kool aid. Do your time and GTFO.

This post summarizes it. You are far enough out of the loop that you have no idea. The emails haven't stopped. In fact, after reading your post I checked my email to see that he hasn't missed a single weekly email.

You still have yet to answer my question, who is going to take the PDT route from SeaPort?

You are correct about one thing though, there are some great people working here. I see and interact with them daily. This hard work has resulted in solid performance numbers increased enplanements.

Sure sport. Whatever you say. :rolleyes:

You crew or someone else? Like someone from SOC maybe?

I'll humor you and say I am out of the loop, which I'm not. But I find it interesting that your one and only point you try to discredit me on is your shiny new CEO's email.

How about the PDX fuel issue, the regular turn over of PDX station managers, all the tax issues, the lay offs 2 weeks ago, the on going law suits? Hell there are even former employees who haven't gotten all their final pay. No comment on any of those significant issues. I could fill an entire page of crap from seapot.

But you want to focus on the CEOs emails. Ok Sport ;-) make sure you don't miss the forest through all those trees you're avoiding.

Seapot is not keeping PDT and if you are a PDX pilot shortly you will be making the weekly trip to MEM. Seapot isn't getting SEA, MWH or CLM either. And no I don't have to tell you who is getting PDT but you'll find out in the next two months or so.

I don't know you from Adam. But I can tell you from experience you will eventually leave Seapot ****ed off. I was you once, drinking the kool aid. Working my @ss off in the hopes that the company would return the favor, see me as a loyal employee.

I am just one of many jaded former Hellport employees. That there are so many of us should tell you something. You will get F'ed over by that company. You remember this conversation when you do and report back. I am sure if they are still in business you'll find some other poor deluded sole tap dancing for his master.

Sole, you say? Like the shoe, or perhaps the fish? Seriously tho, was it really THAT bad, honestly?




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He bailed on Grant, and now it would seem that he spends his time on Internet forums bashing Seaport. Over and over again. It's time for him to get over it and move on with his life.

A lot of contradictory information haha. For the guys flying for Seaport right now, is really that bad?. I always liked this company