Shocker: New Pacific Airlines & Ravn Alaska CEO "Parts Ways" With Company

Fake airline, continuing to do fake airline things.

@Ben -- I assume it was called Northern Pacific Airways, not Norther.

NPA was indeed a fake airline but this man also lost his job as the CEO of Ravn, which is a very real airline!

Hi Ben,
no offense but you should quote Kinney correctly and you should not leave out the important facts: “It has been an honor to work with such a dedicated and talented team. Now it’s time to move on to an even more talented and dedicated team: With immediate effect, I will be leading Global Airlines in dual positions as ‘Chief Executive Network Planner’ and ‘First Vice President New Business Development’. To underline the long heritage of Global Airlines, I headed over to Reno yesterday to have my last changed into McKinney. I am super-proud what we already accomplished together at Gobal Airlines - on my first day of work today.”

What do I think is next? Another bankruptcy filing, of course.

I cannot speak for the company, but I can speak as someone who has been at the company. People are thrilled he is gone. It obviously doesn't mean we will be successful, but the mood is much better. Thank you for calling out that ridiculous PR statement. The only Alaska to Lower 48 they did was proving runs in the B757. The Dash program is smaller than it was when he started because he fired 130 people and sold many airplanes. Saying he helped increase jobs and boost tourism is blatantly false. I hope he lands on his feet, but I hope it is out of the aviation sector.

AA should totally buy back those 757s and start flying international routes lol.

I see a bright future for him at either Global Ghana Airlines or US Global / Baltia!

Chapter 22

(Chapter 11 x 2 = 22)

IIRC, TWA did a chapter 33??

The idea that New Pacific could emulate Icelandair is nonsense. The airline said they would mix New Pacific and Ravn by offering stopovers in ANC so people could connect to Ravn and visit interior Alaska destinations is an idea that only someone who had never been to Alaska would be enthusiastic about.

Most of the places Ravn serves are hard-working fishing or Alaska native villages with few or no tourist facilities. Moreover, the bulk of Ravn's service is on 37-passenger planes, allowing for negligible incremental traffic.

Imagine setting up a maintenance hub in ANC for ancient 757's. There's a reason Alaska Airlines has been based in Seattle for decades.

"(since most normal people probably have no clue what airlines I’m talking about)"

What about abnormal people?

History repeats itself. McKinney did the same thing at Seaport Airlines in Portland, which also went under. Rob is great a doing the "spin" but lacks Part 121 airline management depth and capability.