Air Labrador

joe pilot · Post by **joe pilot** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:15 pm

I have heard some rumours lately, can any one tell me what is going on here?

Slappy the Squirrel · Post by **Slappy the Squirrel** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:20 pm

Holy crap! That's unheard of! A rumour?!

I heard they were buying Q400's to fly Blanc-Sablon - Pearson direct 4 times daily. Anyone else hear anything?

joe pilot · Post by **joe pilot** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:26 pm

Ok, I'll be more direct.

I heard they are bankrupt, any truth to this?

Also heard that Provincial Airlines is trying to buy them and they wont sell...

timbuck · Post by **timbuck** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:27 pm

I think Slappy is a little closer to the truth... with the load factors and the ticket prices
they should be doing just fine, not to mention the contracts they have. But I maybe
wrong.

Changes in Latitudes · Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:28 pm

Who'd name an airline after a dog, anyway?

Bushav8er · Post by **Bushav8er** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:56 pm

Who'd name an airline after a dog, anyway?

Maybe the dog was named after the airline???

Big Pratt · Post by **Big Pratt** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:02 pm

Changes in Latitudes wrote:Who'd name an airline after a dog, anyway?

I think the more appropriate question would be to ask yourself who would name a dog after an big chunk of Atlantic Canada... Or who would name that chunk after the guy who discovered it... Well "discovered" is not the right term I guess, as others were there before him, namely the Vikings, but the Vikings weren't there to sue over naming rights, plus they're quite happy having had Air Viking already named after them.

I guess history is written by the winners (survivors?).

So everytime a Lab barks or Air Lab chimes in on a frequency, good old Fernandes Lavrador, a brave Portugese explorer has a reason to smile in that big uncharted ocean he's sailing on these days...

Cheers!

In the mean time I'll dream of being able to afford renting a twotter to go hiking in the Turngats and wish Air Labrador the best!

BP

Caracrane · Post by **Caracrane** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:34 pm

BP, you're right and anytime your're welcome for a ride I can tell you. Wanna go to Nain for a ride? As a pilot they ll welcome you arms open. That's the labradorians mentality. Our company has been going for 60 years since 1948. I'm not part of DHC-6 operation but proud to be one of them, safely bolted on my seat and no reason to leave. And Labrador Airways LTD is there to stay.

E-Flyer · Post by **E-Flyer** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:40 pm

Bushav8er wrote:
Who'd name an airline after a dog, anyway?
Maybe the dog was named after the airline???

hahaha

benoit.baril · Post by **benoit.baril** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:29 am

I heard they were buying Q400's to fly Blanc-Sablon - Pearson direct 4 times daily. Anyone else hear anything?

I have good reasons to think they're going to City Center - not Pearson.

Hi to all the folks at Lab Air! I drink one to you every now & then.

ALT SEL · Post by **ALT SEL** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:40 am

They had a posting for payroll clerks and another position in the weekend paper in YYT so I don't think they're in too much trouble as of now.

seiger · Post by **seiger** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:42 pm

The latest rumor, is that they are trying to get out of the business.... not to be sold to Provincial Airlines but rather Air Inuit. I talked to a buddy of mine that works there and he said there is definetly something up, but its all pure speculation on behalf of the employees from what they have been seeing. Pretty interesting.

tesox2 · Post by **tesox2** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:21 am

I heard they are bidding on the nat track x-ray for a 7 year contract at FL 320 with their new Q400's, and its not YBX to YYZ theyre doing CYBX to LPPT, 4 times a week! Huge demand!!!

benoit.baril · Post by **benoit.baril** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:31 am

tesox2 wrote:I heard they are bidding on the nat track x-ray for a 7 year contract at FL 320 with their new Q400's, and its not YBX to YYZ theyre doing CYBX to LPPT, 4 times a week! Huge demand!!!

I'm not the one who said it!!!!

dashman69 · Post by **dashman69** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:35 am

Flight crew been advised of employment termination. Montreal flights are shutting down. B1900 operation might continue for a while but who knows about that. Looks like financial trouble for these guys. 2 out of 3 dash-8 grounded

collegejunkie · Post by **collegejunkie** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:39 am

I wouldn't say the 1900 will be lasting much longer now that PAL moved in on their quebec shore operation too

Who saw this one coming?

bravowhiskey · Post by **bravowhiskey** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:34 am

Yeah things are pretty scary there now but I think the 1900's will be fine especially since they have the hospital contract and no airline has ever survived on the Quebec Lower North Shore without it.

flying4dollars · Post by **flying4dollars** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:50 am

Bushav8er wrote:
Who'd name an airline after a dog, anyway?
Maybe the dog was named after the airline???

lol! well played

airbournesailor · Post by **airbournesailor** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:29 pm

bravowhiskey wrote:Yeah things are pretty scary there now but I think the 1900's will be fine especially since they have the hospital contract and no airline has ever survived on the Quebec Lower North Shore without it.

Are you sure about the hospital contract? I thought Straits Air had that contract using a KA100!

sanjet · Post by **sanjet** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:51 pm

Strait Air's got the medevac contract. Labair's got the non-urgent patient carrying contract where pax fly from coast to Quebec for hospital appointments. Things are going to be changing for the next couple of weeks.

AV8R · Post by **AV8R** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:05 am

YYT base, YYT dispatch and all Dash 8 Ops are finished at the end of April.

deadmags · Post by **deadmags** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:04 am

I don't think it will be only the Dash-8 ops. All Air Labrador is sinking due of a really good management. We will see in couple of month who is right!

coffee addict · Post by **coffee addict** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:06 am

PAL got the non-urgent patient carrying contract now. Hopefully the Lab Air guys and girls will find a job soon

Porter is looking for dash crews.

sanjet · Post by **sanjet** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:07 am

Doing my last flight first week of April with them. Was real great fun working in a company where everyone knew eachother. Too bad things are turning out the way they are, really didnt expect it.

citationx · Post by **citationx** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:49 am

deadmags wrote:I don't think it will be only the Dash-8 ops. All Air Labrador is sinking due of a really good management. We will see in couple of month who is right!

Bit of sarcasm there Deadmags! And what are your expertise in the Management field?

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