The Demise of Big Sky
 

All I know is what I heard on NPR this morning. I know it's only 140 guys.....but the difference between a recession and a depression is: your neighbor loses his job in a recession. If you lose your job, it's a depression.

What's the world on timing of the layoffs? Immediate or spread out? Any other regionals going to step up and try to bring these guys in as a group?

hope someone do

honestly, not becuase they have sympathy but with all of the inexperienced guys out there, I am sure they will get sucked right up...............they have prior 121 and yes I am sure they feel somewhat sympathetic for their situation.

Cape Air is still hiring. A new pay scale was instituted with a good bump in pay for new hires. We certainly would interview them.

just remmember this forum objective...PILOTS WELPING PILOTS...sometimes I see post that judges pilots for working on this company or the other and cmon we are all looking to get in the air and move on right?
I LOVE FLYING

We have a few big sky guys at mesaba. They are great guys to fly with, they are always welcome here. no flamebait but I heard years ago we offered senority integration 1 for 1 but were turned down. Maybe someone with more historical knowledge can chime in.
Sorry Foley got his hands on your company. Glad he's not my gardener, anything he touches dies.

This happend quite a while ago. I was a Big Sky pilot and have been on furlough starting 1/8/08. Last day of BOS and CVG ops was Jan 7th. Billings is still holding in there, but it doesn't look like will be for long.

Most of us have found other places. Other airlines have been really helpful in offering us interviews, and our Chief Pilot, Stig, has been sending us quite a few emails with job leads. I think it helps that we all have time hand-flying all types of approaches in bad weather with no autopilot.

Foley and Fred deLeeuw have both had their hands in their fair share of failed airlines. I can't say that this was a complete surpise.

Not with the group of Pilots (that is a loose term) here on APC...apparently it is far too dangerous and irresponsible to do so in a Jet...:eek: But I'll take a Pilot from Big Sky over an RJ-driver as my wingman any day ;)

Stig's a great guy... Tell him an old AA employee says hi from Dallas.
He might remember... I flew in and around EAS routes in DFW 2000-2001...

Metro, great stuff...

Hey Shaun- I'm guessing that our fate was sealed when Fred enthusiastically proclaimed that P. Foley was "coming on board" to handle the finances so that he could focus on "operations....."

Landed anywhere yet? Can't PM yet...

M from B-Town

Yep, Fred focusing on "operations" didn't make me feel all too comfortable. I can see why, now.

"You will like where we are going", Fred was always saying. Well I am going to Horizon, so, I do like where I am going. Who would have known that Fred knew what he was talking about?

I hear you got on with Skywest? Congrats! I hear you are going to have another Avian instructor in class with you?

Hey M,
How about we go out again you eat 2 macho burritos and I will dance with Cougars. Congrats on Skywest, you did something that I couldn't do twice. I hope that P is going to Skywest with you not Quizbot.

CT

Mesaba is projected hire over 300 pilots in 2008, so put your application in online. With prior 121 experience, you should all stand a very good chance being hired. Right now, it looks like most of the hiring is into CRJ900s and CRJ200s. Upgrade is very quick. Right now, Saab upgrade is less than 60 days.