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Colgan Air


Manassas, VA
www.colganair.com

quicktake

  • Colgan has raised Be1900D captain pay to match Saab payrates; eff. June 1st
  • Beckley, Johnstown, and Jamestown are closing in May
  • Q400 routes out of EWR: Albany, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Rochester
  • Forming in-house labor negotiation group, www.colganpilotgroup.com
  • Pilot group has rejected ALPA representation in vote
  • Running 2 classes of 12 each month for captain upgrades
  • Acquiring 15 Bombardier Q400 turboprops with options for additional 20
  • To operate 15 Q400s for Continental out of EWR
  • Colgan purchased by Pinnacle Holdings in 2007
  • Not a merger-- will continue to operate separately from Pinnacle Airlines
  • Pilots offered uniform allowance after one year of service
  • Pilots based in HPN (White Plains) receive an extra $300/mo for cost of living consideration
  • B1900 upgrades running 9-12 months, Saab upgrades 18-24 months
  • Operates for US Airways Express, Continental Connection, and United Express
  • Colgan pays for parking at any airport (up to the cost of parking at base)
  • This page last updated: Apr 28, 2008 (Be1900 captain pay raise)
 
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pilots pilots
500
Total
500
Active
0
Furlough

none
pilots pilots
Q400: 
9
S340B: 
40
S340A: 
1
B1900D: 
4

B1900D:
ALB
AUG
BOS
BHB
S340B:
ALB
ABE
BGM
BUF
CRW
CHO
HYA
IAH
ITH
JHW
JST
HEF
LGA
ORF
PQI
PVD
MHT
UNV
ROC
TYR
SYR
HPN

pilots

Not hiring.

Minimums: 600TT/100ME

Colgan job page.

pilots

List at ticket counter or gate. CASS participant.


Monthly guarantee: 75 hours
Reserve guarantee: 75 hours

Most junior Beech captain hired: Aug 2007
Most junior Saab capt hired: Jan 2007
Most junior Q400 capt hired: Apr 2004

Per Diem :
$1.35/hr
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
none
A/B Fund:
none
Other:
none