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Old 11-22-2014 | 04:05 PM
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Island Air asks for bonuses back, possible furloughs.
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Old 11-22-2014 | 04:08 PM
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Wow, what a bummer!
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Old 11-22-2014 | 04:22 PM
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If you didn't already know you worked for a ****ty company, you do now.
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Old 11-22-2014 | 04:25 PM
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They have 400 employees to support five aircraft?
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Old 11-22-2014 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RV5M
They have 400 employees to support five aircraft?
400 employees. Not 400 pilots. Island air is its own airline. Aka, ground handling, gate, bean counters.
Do you even think before you post?
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Old 11-22-2014 | 04:57 PM
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Well that about sucks. The bleeding never ends...
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Old 11-22-2014 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by PotatoChip
Well that about sucks. The bleeding never ends...
They are using old eagle atrs. They are in rough shape, I believe they only use three. They were supposed to get two q400s nov and dec. but I doubt that's happening.
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Old 11-23-2014 | 08:09 AM
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The Fiji stories on the net are true.
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Old 11-23-2014 | 08:14 AM
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Good ole Dave Pflieger
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Old 12-09-2014 | 02:50 PM
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Heard up to 18 will be furloughed in the coming weeks.
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