Mesa 4th quarter loss $62.2 million

[dash8driver]

Never furloughed? are you sure about that?

is this the first time you've seen a sarcastic reference to JO?

 

[badlander45]

is this the first time you've seen a sarcastic reference to JO?

Sorry need to fine tune the sarcasm detector.

 

[norskman2]

Just goes to show you that taking a job for less pay to assure job security is foolish. Look at Southwest!

Ahem! Have you LOOKED at SWA's pay rates?

 

[Way2Broke]

They are probably including pilots in the Mesa Flight school.

According to the conference call, Mesa has 250 pilots in training.

250!

That's a heck of a lot for a company like Mesa. The dumbest thing was that the speaker said "There's not a lot we can do to stop them [from leaving]."

Actually, if they didn't WANT pilots to leave, it would be insanely simple to keep a bigger portion of them:

• Not scheduling plane "camp outs".
  
• Not calling on days off.
  
• Not altering schedules several times over the course of a single day.

Pish-posh. They want pilots to leave, before they get too expensive. They just became too effective for their own good.

 

[Capi_Cafre']

You can't get blood out of a turnip!

What are Mesa guys supposed to give up???

Goodbye plywood, hellooo particle board!

 

[Ezralite]

Goodbye plywood, hellooo particle board!

I think they've had to downscale their layover arrangements slightly as well:

http://www.howardsview.com/lost/new-york-homeless.jpg

 

[Skaff]

As Andy Bernard says, "Addition by Subtraction", good luck to all the Mesa guys.

 

[j41driver]

I wasn't taught addition and subtraction, I was taught "ball-parking." :nuts:

Pretty big ball park, huh?

 

[OB-CPO]

According to the conference call, Mesa has 250 pilots in training.

250!

They want pilots to leave, before they get too expensive. They just became too effective for their own good.

The training costs associated with sending 250 pilots to training has got to be another $10MIL

 

[OB-CPO]

According to the conference call, Mesa has 250 pilots in training.

250!

They want pilots to leave, before they get too expensive. They just became too effective for their own good.

Good thing none of the check airman have quit!

 

[PBRstreetgang]

but they've never had to furlough and have the shortest upgrade times!

Isn't that the mantra of the SKYW kool-aid drinkers?
DOH!
PBR

 

[Brazilgun]

Isn't that the mantra of the SKYW kool-aid drinkers?
DOH!
PBR

Don't hate my friend, don't hate...

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Don't hate my friend, don't hate...

Just my version of "I told you so", the $hit rain starts!
PBR