Midwest Pilots Express Outrage at Airline's Deal With Republic Airways

MILWAUKEE - Captain Jay Schnedorf, chairman of the Midwest Airlines unit of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), issued this statement today following Midwest Airlines' announcement that it had secured commitments from Republic Airways Holdings. As part of the deal, Midwest announced that Republic flightcrews would fly 12 EMB 170s as Midwest Connect, beginning October 1, 2008, directly replacing all but nine of the Boeing 717 aircraft flown by Midwest pilots. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News