That monkey is more obsessive compulsive than anybody I have ever met. His dream is to create a southwest cost structure, he is nuts.
Supposedly the language in the new scope was prohibitive of Mesa assets being used for any purchase or startup or certificate any metal taking off and landing with mesa money would have had to be done with mesa pilots.
Its sort of worded like "JO can have as many certificates and startup as many airlines as he wants as long as he uses mesa pilots on the ALPA seniority list".
The pay rates (everybody here is so familiar with) that sucked so bad were only up to 90 seat airplanes. There is no language for aircraft over 90 seats. Now unless JO wants to rip out 4 or 5 rows and replace them with a gym or something he has to return to the bargaining table.
A new type would introduce new bargaining and as just certain as the pope is catholic, JO will try to make every excuse why the airline must get off the ground quicker than permissible with the pesky time consuming bargaining over wages but...
If I were in the MEC at Mesa I would be licking my chops as this is definately a way they can legally work to get pay back at the a$$ reaming they took when they were given the "ultimatum contract or watch freedom take their jobs not a deal".
I truly hope they make up for all the embarrasment caused last time. This is it mesa boys & girls. Time to put up or shut up. This is what the Mesa guys were waiting for. Dont let JO get you at his game of chess. He will make his move soon to distract you over there. I dont think he can furlough but you never know. Maybe he will finally dump Air Big mess and cause a commotion over something else to get his way with the 737's but remember its all a chess game with that psycho. Meet him at the gates!
And if he does try something like ripping out 4 or 5 rows of a 737 he is more nuts than I ever imagined. He has no idea how much the CFM engines cost to replace. it would only be a matter of time before he burns through so much cash none of his insider trading pump & dump scemes will save his a$$ then.
Unless he is finding CFM's dirt cheap now we may need to look into that ourselves out here.
Freight Dog said:
I thought scope and precluding JO from ever pulling a stunt like Freedom was why you literally sold out the rest of the regional pilot groups with your contract.
I wonder how many San Juaners with 300 hrs are willing to fly a 737 for $20/hr with 6th year FO making $30/hr.
1st year Beech pay is more than 20/hr at Mesa. 2nd yr RJ pay is more than 30/hr too. As silly as mesa looks from our perspective, those guys are trying. Why bash the pilots over something close to 1/3rd of them were not even there to witness!
When Freedom was merged into Mesa there were 1300 pilots there, I hear the list is nudging its way close to or over 1800 souls on board over there by now. Maybe less than 100 of the new guys are San Juaners. San Juan at full steam makes under 100 pilots a year................
MESA GUYS.. The few guys like me around won't defend mesa pilots forever. Now is the chance to prove your commitment to this industry and take a stand. Be commited to shut the friggin place down this time. It won't be worth it for any of us if you dont.
And while we're on the subject, "Mesa Rocks" I dont know anybody at mesa that is really as proud of the place as you act. Get real.
Im done.
Come on man, you gotta do better then that.
