Bearskin Airlines - Good Outfit to Fly For?
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Bearskin Airlines - Good Outfit to Fly For?
I have a mate who might have the opportunity to fly for Bearskin on the PC-12. A couple of questions:
1. Is this a good outfit to fly for? Are employees happy there?
2. Is the PC-12 a good airplane to fly? I have seen it on the ramp - it looks nice.
3. Does Bearskin actually fly Fokker 100s (I have seen this in some timetables and not in others - conflicting data)?
4. What are the pros and cons of flying for Bearskin?
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1. Is this a good outfit to fly for? Are employees happy there?
2. Is the PC-12 a good airplane to fly? I have seen it on the ramp - it looks nice.
3. Does Bearskin actually fly Fokker 100s (I have seen this in some timetables and not in others - conflicting data)?
4. What are the pros and cons of flying for Bearskin?
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Answers:
1. Is this a good outfit to fly for? Are employees happy there?
A: Yes / Unionized
2. Is the PC-12 a good airplane to fly? I have seen it on the ramp - it looks nice.
A: Bearskin no longer has PC12s; their fleet consists of Beech 100s,/99s/ and Sweringen Metroliners.
3. Does Bearskin actually fly Fokker 100s (I have seen this in some timetables and not in others - conflicting data)?
A: No, No Jet equipment.
4. What are the pros and cons of flying for Bearskin?
A: Don't know.
Many of their pilots are local quys and been with the company a long time , others are their to build time.
They are based in Thunder Bay, a remote city of APPX 100,000. It is an 8 hour drive to get to any other equally sized city, thats probably a draw back.
1. Is this a good outfit to fly for? Are employees happy there?
A: Yes / Unionized
2. Is the PC-12 a good airplane to fly? I have seen it on the ramp - it looks nice.
A: Bearskin no longer has PC12s; their fleet consists of Beech 100s,/99s/ and Sweringen Metroliners.
3. Does Bearskin actually fly Fokker 100s (I have seen this in some timetables and not in others - conflicting data)?
A: No, No Jet equipment.
4. What are the pros and cons of flying for Bearskin?
A: Don't know.
Many of their pilots are local quys and been with the company a long time , others are their to build time.
They are based in Thunder Bay, a remote city of APPX 100,000. It is an 8 hour drive to get to any other equally sized city, thats probably a draw back.
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Are you sure they don't have PC-12's anymore? I think you'll find that is not the case. They may have abandoned the '99 with the sale of the northern routes to Wasaya but I'm not sure.
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Bearskin Airlines -- Ahhhh!
Flew there on the 99 pre-union days in the mid/late 90's. Great experience. Now Capt on A340-500 with Emirates. Bearskin is a good learning ground for anybody. Proud to be part of their past.
Flew there on the 99 pre-union days in the mid/late 90's. Great experience. Now Capt on A340-500 with Emirates. Bearskin is a good learning ground for anybody. Proud to be part of their past.