Thats for the AIRPLANES what about the PILOTS.

They now have a $9 million dollar revolving credit line. If they need to pay pilots more to retain/hire they can use that credit line to do so.

Since they will refuse, how much longer will the good money go after bad?

If they don't pay a rate high enough to attract employees they will go out of business. Don't get paid unless you have pilots to fly the routes.

You guys took economics, right?

GLA having an open house hiring event for flight attendants. Seems odd for a company that currently flies one plane (Denver to Pierre route on EMB-120) that potentially uses a flight attendant.

They might actually be adding some regional jets. With their recent refinancing they have the flexibility to do so.

https://greatlakesairlines-openhire....r=992273&aid=1

Mlewis8111 said, in partThe prospect of adding a new type of aircraft is time-consuming, and therefore expensive.

The question to Doug and Chuck is: Can they afford it? Can they afford not to?

Could they be considering retiring some of the 9 PAX 1900-Ds for smaller and therefore less expensive-to-operate aircraft?

SSPS - Shiny Smaller Plane Syndrome?

GLA pitched ERJ service to Merced, Kearney, and Visalia via the last round of EAS proposals (late 2014). Obviously the language stated service would be started at a "future date", as they didn't have the jets at that time.

Supposedly the new pilot union contract has wage agreements for jet aircraft, so they have obviously been mulling the idea. There's quite a few regional jets parked collecting dust that they could get at a decent price. Add in the drop in jet fuel prices and the subsidized routes and it might make economic sense.

Adding jets would cost a lot more than just the jets, adding any new type of aircraft is a huge deal for a 121, new training program, maintenance training, new procedures, proving runs, check airmen, etc. This is a huge resource drain. If a company has the capital, it could be a good move depending on the type and their needs, but it's usually a company that's expanding operations significantly with a lot of business lined up. It sounds like the opposite of GLA at this time.

Lots of ERJ 135/145 sitting in the desert that they could get cheap cheap.

But rumors of GLA jets have been going almost as long as the company has existed. I distinctly remember a story about how a letter was seen on the DO's desk about RJ deliveries that summer, and it was a "sure thing". In September 2000.

But if they wanted to get their toe in the water, they could contract with someone who has extra +/- 50 PAX jets. Lots of them around, with the training, maint & certs in place. This would buy them time to work through the process to fly on their own, as well as re-build their credibility.

Just a thought...