Aloha ʻino Mesa! Shame On You!

[synchoff]

The United contract in 98 was cancelled because of poor performance. Mesa just finished the month of October with an A-14 of 90% (on-time) in the HP system with over 99% C.C factor. Sorry, but Mesa isn't going anywhere until at least 2012. -Bean

Very true. And remember, the United contract was lost under our previous CEO, L. Risley. Under the current regime, it's grown exponentially. . . and scuttlebutt is that it's poised to grow much, much more. . . .(can you say CRJ 900?)

 

[Anais Nin]

Anyone know why Mesa's stock is so high lately? What is JO brewing over there?

 

[RJP]

I'm hoping its down around 89% or south of that.

If they get their way and Island Air provides them with 'contract service' rampers, it'll be somewhere south of 50%.......

 

[islandhopper]

Anyone know why Mesa's stock is so high lately? What is JO brewing over there?

All airlines are slightly up this week, on hopes of a recovery around the corner. Airlines are finally charging more for tickets and the busy travel season is upon us in about 5 days. (18th officially starts it)

Mesa stock is high because there is blood in the water. Mesa is a well known "war profiteer". As COMAIR, Whiskey, Mesaba, Pinnacle and others are parking airplanes Mesa is SPECULATED to be the winner, sliding right in and taking any flying thats left on the floor after all the damage is done.

 

[islandhopper]

If they get their way and Island Air provides them with 'contract service' rampers, it'll be somewhere south of 50%.......

And how much will mesa pay for this "service"? Maybe you guys can help lose a few bags in the process and get them sent them off to Chuuk on Air Mike.

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[Beantown]

Mesa dispatch reliability is still somewhere round 96.5% Numbers like that caused Frontier to broom them in 02 as well.

96.5% on the mainland! I wonder what that will become in Hawaii? Safe to gamble at least 95% or worse. I'm hoping its down around 89% or south of that.

96.5%? Please. Proof? Maybe when you worked here. What I posted is fact and I CAN prove it. How about you?

Mesa actually dumped Frontier because UAL wouldn't allow Mesa to fly for a direct competor in DEN. Do you just make up your crap? I know your mad that Mesa is coming to Hawaii, but come on. Your acting like a 2 yr old. -Bean

 

[Anais Nin]

Mesa actually dumped Frontier because UAL wouldn't allow Mesa to fly for a direct competor in DEN. Do you just make up your crap? I know your mad that Mesa is coming to Hawaii, but come on.

Whoa.....albeit hostile, that is completely accurate!!! People love to make up stuff where Mesa is concerned. I think it makes 'em feel good!

 

[islandhopper]

I got the numbers from Bombardiers FRACAS reports.

2005 JULY Mesa (ASH) dispatch reliability 96.45% (3rd from bottom)
Last Quarter -- 97.25% (Bottom of list)
Last 12 months 97.16% (2nd from the bottom)

Thats out of 23 CRJ-200 operators worldwide, 1005 total aircraft. I can also quote cycles, hours anything else you'd like?

OWN3D!!!

96.5%? Please. Proof? Maybe when you worked here. What I posted is fact and I CAN prove it. How about you?

Mesa actually dumped Frontier because UAL wouldn't allow Mesa to fly for a direct competor in DEN. Do you just make up your crap? I know your mad that Mesa is coming to Hawaii, but come on. Your acting like a 2 yr old. -Bean

 

[islandhopper]

96.5%? Please. Proof? Maybe when you worked here. What I posted is fact and I CAN prove it. How about you?

Mesa actually dumped Frontier because UAL wouldn't allow Mesa to fly for a direct competor in DEN. Do you just make up your crap? I know your mad that Mesa is coming to Hawaii, but come on. Your acting like a 2 yr old. -Bean

And I was in DEN when Frontier Jet Express was launched. Mesa never executes well. Only 4 airplanes with sometimes two broken.

You might be right about F9 being dumped for UAL. I cant remember that for sure, I left for PHX before the F9 code got cancelled because I wasnt flying enough in DEN, no cancellation pay I was always being sent home because the $hit was always broken! I got to PHX just in time for summer where I swear 50% of the airplanes had inop'd APU's.

This, more than anything else is why I am not worried about Mesa in Hawaii. The FRACAS reports show the COMAIR airplanes JO is bragging he can get real cheap to be the highest cycles CRJ-200's on the planet. Bring it on.

 

[PHXFLYR]

Man, you guys take an annomoyous "DORKING" way, way, WAY too seriously.

I therefore "UN-Dork" any offended parties.

"UN-Dork" accepted....and appreciated!

PHXFLYR

 

[Dan Roman]

I know your mad that Mesa is coming to Hawaii, but come on. Your acting like a 2 yr old. -Bean[/quote]

I think he is annoyed with Mesa coming to Hawaii for the same reason I am. Mesa is being purely predatory and not doing anything that is good for the State of Hawaii. If they were needed, fine, but they are not. Inter-island is a shrinking market and Mesa is trying to bully their way in at the expense of AQ and HAL by providing an inferior product and hoping AQ disappears. In addition, they are proposing to fly inter-island as a non union operation. They are sticking it to their own employees. Which means no jumpseats available for it's pilots between Hawaii and the mainland.

 

[RJP]

And how much will mesa pay for this "service"? Maybe you guys can help lose a few bags in the process and get them sent them off to Chuuk on Air Mike.

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They're also trying to contract service UAL's maintenance in LIH. Looks like they're not planning on having any of their own employees.....

 

[dash8driver]

They're also trying to contract service UAL's maintenance in LIH. Looks like they're not planning on having any of their own employees.....

dont blame them.. those damn employees cost money. if there was only a way we could get rid of the employee......

hey. saw you guys have a paint-less plane on the ramp there..whats the deal with that?




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[RJP]

hey. saw you guys have a paint-less plane on the ramp there..whats the deal with that?

542BB. It's the second coming (so to speak) of 542BC that was one of the three -200s here last year. If you look closely, you can see the new Island Air logo on the front of the fuselage. It actually looks pretty good. Word is that it's a loaner until the 400s arrive. IF they arrive....

 

[dash8driver]

542BB. It's the second coming (so to speak) of 542BC that was one of the three -200s here last year. If you look closely, you can see the new Island Air logo on the front of the fuselage. It actually looks pretty good. Word is that it's a loaner until the 400s arrive. IF they arrive....

is 400' @ 150kts while its parked at your hangar close enuff? maybe not cuz i wasnt able to see any logos.. it looked all white, but i only saw the left and top of the plane. i'll try to get closer next time..




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[RJP]

is 400' @ 150kts while its parked at your hangar close enuff? maybe not cuz i wasnt able to see any logos.. it looked all white, but i only saw the left and top of the plane. i'll try to get closer next time.. .

If you turn out at 50' you might see the logo. Otherwise, probably not. Supposedly, it's been deemed to be too small already. Prepare for a BOLDER logo in the future.

 

[Der Kommissar]

Just make sure to let out a "YeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAW!" on Tower freq as you accelerate through 250 at a level 150'.

So they just changed the registration from BC to BB? Hell, if they're going to do that why not stick a WP on it?

 

[dash8driver]

If you turn out at 50' you might see the logo. Otherwise, probably not. Supposedly, it's been deemed to be too small already. Prepare for a BOLDER logo in the future.

ok.. i'll try that next time.

Just make sure to let out a "YeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAW!" on Tower freq as you accelerate through 250 at a level 150'.

do you know someone in the tower or something? how did they know that was me?

So they just changed the registration from BC to BB? Hell, if they're going to do that why not stick a WP on it?

yes.. BB for Bobby [SIZE=-1]Boucher or [/SIZE]BuBBa, EF for Elmer Fudd was already taken. its going to be his personal plane. its going to be sterilized and it will come with a alcohol wipe dispenser and an automatic road counter for those MKK approaches.

oh yea..and they modified the seat belts so they wrap around just under your armpits.




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[Der Kommissar]

Automatic road counter... hahahaha... man you're killin me. "That's...that's some mighty fine tastin H2O right there."

 

[islandhopper]

If you turn out at 50' you might see the logo. Otherwise, probably not. Supposedly, it's been deemed to be too small already. Prepare for a BOLDER logo in the future.

I saw it... The tail is still blank. Now can we please get back to bashing Mesa?