Heard through the rumor mill that Lakes is opening 6 new bases? Any truth to this? Any input as to what they are? Former Laker is curious.

 

yes Id like to get some confirmation also on this, any lakers?

 

Paraphrased from company memo:
Great Lakes Airlines is adding the following domiciles: Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) as a B1900 domicile for 3 Captains and 3 First Officers; Farmington, NM (FMN) as a B1900 domicile for 15 Captains and 15 First Officers; Milwaukee, WI (MKE) as a B1900 domicile for 4 Captains and 4 First Officers.

....BE –1900....
ABQ Albuquerque, NM
DEN Denver, CO
DER Denver, CO (Reserve)
FMN Farmington, NM
MKE Milwaukee, WI
STL St. Louis, MO


My take on the situation: Basically, ABQ and MKE are no longer TDY, and are now domiciles. FMN is now a significant domicile, and all Phoenix flying and California flying will be started out of FMN. St Louis already was a domicile. I don't quite know what the Denver (Reserve) is all about. FMN will be junior. Note to new hires, or those thinking about applying: I'm guessing FMN is where you will end up! No one senior will bid Farmington.

 

Just when things start to kinda look good around here management throws this crap at us. You'd think with all the Phoenix pilots we have they would REOPEN the PHX base and leave FMN as a MX base. I have a feeling this isn't going to slide well with our returning and very junior Captains. Sucks for those who get stuck in FMN. Good luck with that commute!

 

MKE, I heard, had been senior because of the TDY pay. Will this change? Are they still just going to MBL, RHI, IWD?

 

The reason for the DER base is contractual. There are certain provisions that if they are going to bump someone out of DEN for instance, they have to cap DEN at a certain number of pilots.

 

Wouldn't it be easier just to live there?

 

Yes it would be but sometimes people have other obligations that keep them where they are. Such as family, a house, friends or something as simple as renting and can't get out of the contract.

 

Why don't they make MCI a domicile? They send a ton of flights through there don't they?

 

Have you ever been there?