FurloughedAgain
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Save A Wholly-Owned -- Vote NO!
Flying "C" Rancher",
You said, "wow, i'm getting 2nd f.o. pay at mesa... $27/hr, and an j4j f.o. get 1st year cpt pay at $50/hr... isn't life grand?
Then vote "No."
I can not think of one single reason why Mesa would choose to participate in Jets4Jobs.
The wholly-owned carriers had a reason -- had they voted "no" they would be liquidated. Some wholly-owned pilots were interested in the potential of the unrestricted flowthrough -- but Mesa, as a contract carrier, is not eligible to participate in a flowthrough.
Save a wholly-owned. Vote "No".
I cant help but to keep asking myself... WHY would Mesa participate? How do they benefit? By generating 50 upgrades for their own pilot group? Hardly seems worthwhile.
As far as your comment on pay -- I dont know what to tell you, my friend. I honestly and sincerely hope that when you get that phone call and you are selected to fly for a major airline, that it is permanent -- that you can expect to be there for the duration of your career.
If, however, you are furloughed and you choose to return to the regionals, I hope that you remember what it was like to be a regional airline F/O and make the best of it -- regardless of what the payscale is at that time.
It's tougher than it sounds sometimes!
Flying "C" Rancher",
You said, "wow, i'm getting 2nd f.o. pay at mesa... $27/hr, and an j4j f.o. get 1st year cpt pay at $50/hr... isn't life grand?
Then vote "No."
I can not think of one single reason why Mesa would choose to participate in Jets4Jobs.
The wholly-owned carriers had a reason -- had they voted "no" they would be liquidated. Some wholly-owned pilots were interested in the potential of the unrestricted flowthrough -- but Mesa, as a contract carrier, is not eligible to participate in a flowthrough.
Save a wholly-owned. Vote "No".
I cant help but to keep asking myself... WHY would Mesa participate? How do they benefit? By generating 50 upgrades for their own pilot group? Hardly seems worthwhile.
As far as your comment on pay -- I dont know what to tell you, my friend. I honestly and sincerely hope that when you get that phone call and you are selected to fly for a major airline, that it is permanent -- that you can expect to be there for the duration of your career.
If, however, you are furloughed and you choose to return to the regionals, I hope that you remember what it was like to be a regional airline F/O and make the best of it -- regardless of what the payscale is at that time.
It's tougher than it sounds sometimes!