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Tradewinds


Greensboro, NC
www.tradewinds-airlines.com

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  • Tradewinds filed Chapter 11 in July 08
  • New owner is Sky Lease I
  • CTS operations will cease on May 14th
  • NMB certified IBT to represent pilots in March
  • Average A300 line is 18 days on
  • Deadhead pay $50 flat rate, coach class
  • Hotel and $24/day per diem paid during training
  • New-hire pay $2,000/mo until qualified
  • Added 1 MD-11
  • This page last updated: Nov 4th, 2009 (fleet count)
 
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pilots pilots
115
Total
23
Active
92
Furlough

IBT (amend. date unknown)
pilots pilots
A300: 
6
MD-11: 
1

MIA
BQN

pilots

Not hiring. 13 B747 crews to be furloughed effective June 30th.

pilots

CASS participant.




[ALL = 747-200, A300]

Monthly guarantee: 60 hours
Reserve guarantee: 60 hours

Most junior 747 captain hired: Aug 2006
Most junior A300 captain hired: Apr 2008

Crew bases:
A300 BDL & IND
B747 LAX & JFK

Per Diem :
$2.00/hr (dom)
$3.00/hr (int'l)
 

pilots

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