MILWAUKEE - Midwest's spokesman says this a new day for the airline. The pilots union calls it catastrophic. Bottom line, this is a major change for Milwaukee's hometown airline. Midwest is getting rid of most of their Boeing 717's and replacing them with Embraer 170's. The planes are smaller and they won't be flown by Midwest pilots. That job is temporarily outsourced to a company called Republic Airways. "We're not doing this lightly, but I think what people need to realize is this allows us to be a viable airline moving forward,” Midwest spokesman Mike Brophy said. The result: another 125 pilots laid off. Some 120 flight attendants and a couple dozen maintenance workers will also be furloughed. "It's a devastating announcement,” Greg Uselmann, with the Airline Pilots Association said. Uselmann doesn't believe they'll ever get those jobs back. "We believe that their decision is to slowly dismantle the airline and outsource it to a lower cost carrier with service that won't be up to the standards that the Milwaukee community has come to expect,” Uselmann said. Midwest says despite big cuts in planes and staff, their schedule shouldn't change too greatly and passengers shouldn't feel much of an impact. The deal does bring in $60 million in new capitol, money that could keep the airline in business. "It's good for Midwest airlines and I think that means it's good for the community even though that means there will be some short term pain," Brophy explained. The airline is also starting a $15 fee for first checked bag and increasing in the second checked bag fee from $20 to $25, effective immediately for travel starting Oct. 21. There will be some exemptions, including active duty military personnel. Also Wednesday, Midwest Airlines got a huge influx of cash to keep it afloat. We're talking about $60 million in financing. It will keep the company out of bankruptcy for now. Midwest admits they're behind in payments to airports…money they owe for things like renting the gate space. This huge influx of cash will help Midwest pay some of those bills, including money they say they owe to the Milwaukee airport for gate space.