The "Plight" of Great Lakes....

scooter2525 said:
One of the deciding factors from the community was reliability.
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Erry'one makes jokes about how unreliable the Brasilia is, but truth of the matter is, I don't think it's particularly terrible from a mechanical perspective.

And since we can staff our operation and they can't...
 
I don't see what the problem is, it says it quite clearly on their webpage....


"Great Lakes Airlines offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including, but not limited to, a retirement plan, health & life insurance, and paid time off. "
 
scooter2525 said:
Yeh, PUB. Skywest bid it for $200,000 more dollars (like the kind at an ATM machine) for 2 years at 12 flights per week, than great lakes.
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Ok, as much as I like seeing EAS contracts in AK where there literally is no other option EAS to PUB is a little ridiculous, considering COS is about 45 miles away.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
Erry'one makes jokes about how unreliable the Brasilia is, but truth of the matter is, I don't think it's particularly terrible from a mechanical perspective.

And since we can staff our operation and they can't...
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You also operate it in some of the nicest weather in the country. Operating them out of MSP or ISN is a totally different story.

I'm not giving Great Lakes an excuse, I hope they burn as much as the next guy.
 
jhugz said:
You also operate it in some of the nicest weather in the country. Operating them out of MSP or ISN is a totally different story.

I'm not giving Great Lakes an excuse, I hope they burn as much as the next guy.
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I don't because I'm hopeful they could turn it around and make it a great place to work. Not likely though.
 
jhugz said:
You also operate it in some of the nicest weather in the country. Operating them out of MSP or ISN is a totally different story.

I'm not giving Great Lakes an excuse, I hope they burn as much as the next guy.
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They operate out of SLC, SUN, and DEN too. Better than MSP, but it's not all LAX and SAN over there.
 
jhugz said:
You also operate it in some of the nicest weather in the country. Operating them out of MSP or ISN is a totally different story.

I'm not giving Great Lakes an excuse, I hope they burn as much as the next guy.
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Sure. I don't have the numbers in front of me though, but when considering adjusted completions, weather and ATC cancellations don't "count" - merely things within the control of the certificate holder.
 
A Laker that I commute with informed me that they had more lines than pilots, and forget about reserves. He's been hired at Eagle and Compass and is joining the exodus.

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Trickle down effect of pilots going to major airlines? More like pilots willing to do anything than go to Great Mistakes and get paid less than part time hostesses at a Dennys...
 
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