“Catastrophic news” - that’s what the Midwest Airlines pilots union rep had to say about the airline (perhaps best known for its warm cookies) using small jets piloted by Republic Airways to service some of its routes.

The problem, as Midwest pilots see it, is this will put more Midwest folks out of work. And the pilots are already reeling over cuts that took place when the airline was purchased by an investor group recently.

Midwest’s CEO cites this as one more “difficult decision” to be made in these difficult economic times. He also expects this to be just a temporary furlough, until Midwest can get its own smaller jets in place. However, that could take a year - long time to be on “furlough”.

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Midwest Airlines has just announced they’re extending their Labor Day sale, and they have deals as low as $168+ roundtrip throughout the country. See the details here.

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Midwest Airlines has announced its new flight schedule to commence on September 8th, 2008. The new schedule is seen as a result of the carrier’s attempts to restructure in the face of rising fuel costs.

The announcement includes several changes to the Midwest Airlines’ route system, codeshare agreements, seasonal travel, and more.

Keep reading for a brief overview of how these changes from Midwest Airlines could affect your travel plans for this fall and beyond…

American airlines is going to be laying off some 6,840 workers by the end of the year.

But American isn’t the only airline cutting back and no job seems to be safe (witness United’s recent announcement that they’ll be furloughing nearly 1,000 pilots.)

Executives are getting hit as well. Midwest Airlines CEO Timothy Hoeksema announced this week that his employees can expect pay cuts.

The biggest cut at Midwest? His own. CEO Hoeksema’s pay will be slashed by 40%.