atprn

Does anyone have any information on this company? Like Pay and if the pilots like their job or if the AC are well maintained?

This is what I have so far:
History
Boston-Maine Airways was established in March 1999 and started operations in May 2000. It was founded as a feeder for Pan American Airways and also flew for Caesar's of Atlantic City. It is wholly owned by Pan Am Systems (formerly known as Guilford Transportation Industries), which owns the Pan Am brand.

Under the name Pan Am Clipper Connection, Boston-Maine Airways operates six round-trips daily between Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing, New Jersey, and Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts. Boston-Maine Airways also operates one round-trip daily between Trenton-Mercer Airport and Pease International Airport in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Guilford ceased operating Pan Am on November 1, 2004, but operations were transferred to Boston-Maine Airways, which resumed Boeing 727 service under the Pan Am Clipper Connection brand from February 17, 2005.

In August 2005, a federal investigation into fraudulent financial data submitted by Boston-Maine Airways halted plans to expand its fleet and route system. At the same time, the airline pilot union had claimed that the airline was unfit to operate and urged the Department of Transportation to deny the airline's certification for expansion.[1] The airline later announced that it was suspending service from September 6 to November 16, citing rising fuel costs and decreased levels of booking.[2] In mid-October 2005, the airline suspended 727 flights indefinitely from several airports that it served, including its home base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[3]

By March 21, 2006, Pan Am Clipper Connection became the first announced non-charter service to connect to the growing Tunica Municipal Airport in Tunica, Mississippi. The addition not only connects the carrier to a burgeoning casino destination, but also aids efforts to bolster Tunica Municipal as a secondary airport to Memphis International Airport in nearby Memphis, Tennessee. Boston-Maine Airways' Pan Am Clipper Connection flew from Tunica Municipal Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport three times per week. Though service to Tunica ended by October the same year.

On August 1, 2006, Boston-Maine Airways announced that it would begin Pan Am Clipper Connection service to Elmira-Corning Regional Airport in Elmira, New York. Company executives believe that Elmira is a perfect fit for the company with its close proximity to Rochester, Ithaca, Binghamton, and Williamsport. The airline will fly twice daily routes to Bedford, Massachusetts, Trenton, New Jersey, and the Baltimore/Washington International Airport. Future plans for the airport include possible flights to Orlando and Tampa, Florida, using Boeing 727 aircraft.

80ktsClamp

Rode with the Clipper guys in the van to ELM the other day... flying a Jetstream into there.

Said they typically were having around 2 people on the plane. Didn't speak to highly of the company.

atprn

Thanks for the info......

Packer Backer

They are the same or worse than GoJets. Stay away from them!

Famos_Amos

Worse than Gojets? please explain your reasoning

Packer Backer

Well, Boston Maine did the same thing to Pan Am (not the original) that TSA is doing with GoJets. However in the case of the Pan Am pilots, Boston Maine moved all their aircraft and assets to their Boston Maine division and fired all the Pan Am guys. So the guys from Boston Maine are flying the same planes and same routes as the Pan Am guys did, only without a contract. This is why I say worse than GoJets. At least the TSA guys still have jobs.

reelbigchair

SOME of the TSA guys kept their jobs, I seem to remember getting furloughed. But you make a valid point.

ERJ135

I was working ramp and got laid off the same day the Pan Am guys got the Axe. I was there the last day, it was pretty sad. A lot those guys were too old to get another airline job and were forced into early retirement. Some of the people I wporked with were great and the Pan Am crews were great. Some of them had been flying 72's for 20+ years. It was also very bitter. They had to lock the airplanes because manuals went missing, mechanics were being laid off. Also the owner Fink, he is a real nut. I got injured (minor) on the job and the guy that had to report it to the owner was terrified. Fink would actually scream at him. I am soooo glad I stayed away from there. Maint was sketchy, and company was too unpredictbale. Good Luck.