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Mesa Court Date

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If there is anything left...rumor on the street is that Mesa will be ripped apart and doors closed with the assests to be sold to some other well established and well managed airline. We shall see ...
 
Don't count on it! Maybe Freedumb goes away from Delta, but JO will lie, cheat and steal their way out of it.
 
Idk. The Mesa pilots are even saying the same thing coming from their own mgmt. No matter what happens, one thing is for sure. JO's mgmt strategy and business plan are not compatible with this market and economy, especially the way this industry is evolving considering Mesa has no cash for all practical purposes. 1 of 2 things will happen, Mesa will either come out of this leaner with a new mgmt strategy in place that will run a profitable, on time, and reliable airline or the assets will be sold off. Airlines either grow or shrink to nothing and then die. There is no in between, especially when you have no cash. Besides what Mainline partner would ever get in bed with JO again ? Jo's inability to run an airline is as evident to us all now as is Tiger Woods secret life. I hate it for the families and employees involved, however the reality is that Mesa is no longer a real player...
 
Furthermore, Delta’s improper and bad-faith termination of the
Agreement made a bankruptcy filing by Mesa both likely and imminent.
(Paragraph 68, supra; Pls.’ Ex. 26; Hr’g Tr. 116:05-119:10). Because Mesa’s legal
and bankruptcy expenses were “proximately related to the malicious acts” of Delta,
Mesa is due to be compensated for those expenses (United Pickle, 405 N.Y.S.2d at
728, 63 A.D.2d at 893), specifically, the fees and expenses for Seabury Group and
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Ouch, that outta hurt.
 
HAHAHAHA! Mesa will never die. Despite the bad blood, this industry still needs cheap labor. Look for more CRJ700s and 900s headed Mesa's way.
 
HAHAHAHA! Mesa will never die. Despite the bad blood, this industry still needs cheap labor. Look for more CRJ700s and 900s headed Mesa's way.

How many CRJ700s are you guys getting over there again? Another few this year?
 
Is there a supposed verdict for the Delta/Mesa lawsuit today or something involved witht the overall Mesa bankruptcy?
 
This team of attorneys spent 3,539.15 hours on the matter, generating fees in the amount of $1,374,215.00. (Trial Tr. 93:1-95:10; Def.’s Ex. 151; Pls.’ Ex. 80.) Based on the difficult and protracted nature of this litigation, (Trial Tr. 86:6-12) the work descriptions provided in Jones Day’s billing statements, and the testimony of Mr. Garrett, the Court finds that the tasks performed and hours billed by these attorneys were necessary and reasonable given the nature of the engagement.


~388.00$ an hour, shoulda been a lawyer.
 
On a different note, Mesa management asked the Union to start concessionary talks....:uzi:

On Thursday, MAG senior management asked the MEC to consider opening concessionary contract talks. US Airways is looking to reduce costs immediately, and in return, MAG would be given an extension to the codeshare agreement that would otherwise end in 2012. MAG management is seeking concessions from aircraft lessors, vendors, labor, and other interested stakeholders in an effort to secure the contract extension.
The MEC was not surprised by management’s request. US Airways has put an RFP out for bid, and apparently, other management teams have approached their pilot groups for concessions in an attempt to gain this business. To our knowledge, all the other groups have rejected such concessions.
After discussing the issue last night, the MEC today informed the company that we were not interested in engaging in concessionary discussions.
Labor is not the problem at MAG; we have a competitive contract. This fact has been reiterated by MAG management. In filing bankruptcy, the company was clear that it needed to eliminate excess aircraft—not reduce labor costs. The bankruptcy proceedings are progressing as expected, and we firmly believe that MAG will come out of bankruptcy well positioned to maintain current business and pursue new opportunities.
The MEC is monitoring the situation closely and will continue to update you. We are also in regular contact with the pilot leaders in the US Airways, United and Delta systems to ensure that we are not whipsawed against each other and/or pressured into taking unnecessary concessions.
Our pilots are our top priority. The MEC is committed to protecting the jobs and career expectations of our pilots, and enforcing our contract aggressively. We paid dearly for our industry-leading scope provisions and have come a long way to secure our place within the industry. The concessions that MAG management is seeking are unnecessary, and—like our fellow plot groups—we refuse to engage in a race to the bottom.

 

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