Two weeks left for Big Sky Airlines. Airline, parent company reject buyout offer by employees
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| February 22, 2008 |  View for printing |
Big Sky Airlines, which has flown the Montana skies for three decades, will fly its last routes the morning of March 8, park the last Beechcraft 1900s in Billings, and then end operations.
In a letter to employees late Thursday, Big Sky President Fred deLeeuw reaffirmed a deadline announced last month that most of the remaining 140 employees have just 16 days left on the job.
“It’s a sad day for all of us, but the harsh economics of the global and national economies, the staggering fuel costs and the inefficiency of flying just four airplanes couldn’t be overcome,” deLeeuw said.
By JAN FALSTAD - Billings Gazette
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Airline, parent company reject buyout offer by employees
By JAN FALSTAD Of The Gazette Staff
Big Sky Airlines, which has flown the Montana skies for three decades, will fly its last routes the morning of March 8, park the last Beechcraft 1900s in Billings, then end operations.
In a letter to employees late Thursday, Big Sky President Fred deLeeuw reaffirmed a deadline announced last month that most of the remaining 140 employees have just 16 days left on the job.
Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.net/artic ... igsky_x.txt
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should have stayed local! why can fed ex and ups ship 150 lbs for $200 anwhere in Montana same day delivery! Planes are NOT needed at the cost. State employees should drive anyway! --philosopherkingtomas
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