It's official Q400's for Colgan!
02-05-2007, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by SAABaroowski
I agree with DUVIE as well, the Colgan guys I flew with were great guys I am happy for them, but how many pilots at Colgan will fly em, I mean 15 planes is what??? 200 pilots total for em???????????????
02-05-2007, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by SAABaroowski
I agree with DUVIE as well, the Colgan guys I flew with were great guys I am happy for them, but how many pilots at Colgan will fly em, I mean 15 planes is what??? 200 pilots total for em???????????????
Now f/a's......now that'll be a problem, we'll need 300 of them!
Originally Posted by Baronpilot
Well, I guess this is good for the Beech guys because I suspect many of the senior SAAB guys will get the Q400 and because the Beeches are going away they will get to upgrade into the SAAB.
02-05-2007, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by JUG47
You truly are a legend who has paid her dues. When is your book being published Bro?
Come to think of it, that would be a great title.
Come to think of it, that would be a great title.
02-05-2007, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by JUG47
You truly are a legend who has paid her dues. When is your book being published Bro?
Come to think of it, that would be a great title.
Come to think of it, that would be a great title.
02-05-2007, 02:25 PM
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SAAB how long were you at Colgan? Less than a year right, or maybe a year at most....that's hardly paying your dues, but our generation with the mentality that everything should be handed to them you actually having to work for a year must seem like a lifetime of struggle.
02-05-2007, 02:45 PM
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*disclaimer*- I am a PNCL FO..
Colgan- you are guaranteed to not be paid what you should to fly the Q400. Good luck even getting 50 seat pay for a 70 seater. Over at pinnacle we are at the lower end of 35 seat saab pay while flying 50 seat jets. But like colgan, upgrades come quickly. But we can always hope on both sides for management to one day wake up on the wrong side of the bed and pay what we deserve. They gotta throw $200+ million dollars somewhere...
Colgan- you are guaranteed to not be paid what you should to fly the Q400. Good luck even getting 50 seat pay for a 70 seater. Over at pinnacle we are at the lower end of 35 seat saab pay while flying 50 seat jets. But like colgan, upgrades come quickly. But we can always hope on both sides for management to one day wake up on the wrong side of the bed and pay what we deserve. They gotta throw $200+ million dollars somewhere...
02-05-2007, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by BCDurbin
shoot, it'll be around 150! w
That being said, growth is good IF you can get paid a good wage for doing it. You're no longer an EAS carrier, you're in the big time now. It's time to buck up and get a union and industry average (at least) pay rates for those airframes.
02-05-2007, 05:22 PM
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Well, the 250 number came from Chuck Jr himself in the crew room this morning. He said that was the number he was told to hire by year end.
They also bought 6 more saabs, can't remember if I mentioned that earlier. According to Chuck they're adding Pitt as a base, and "maybe Columbus, OH."
They also bought 6 more saabs, can't remember if I mentioned that earlier. According to Chuck they're adding Pitt as a base, and "maybe Columbus, OH."
02-05-2007, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by fosters
What makes you say that? I predict an additional 90-105 pilots to staff those airplanes, and with the 1900's going the way of the dodo I doubt there will be 250 new hires. Also, attrition will slow to a crawl because people will stay for the Q400.
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