Mesa furlough question

[DoinTime]

Mesa sucks!

 

[samballs]

I don’t know about the furloughs but the most junior Captain slot went to the most senior pilot of the August 30th 2004 class. He will be on the ERJ in CVG. The Dash-8 in PHX went senior to ERJ. No surprise since PHX is our most senior domicile. The class date for him is in May. That translates into around 6 years to hold Captain by the time he will finish training. Every first officer on property will have at least had an opportunity to have been Captain.

When the ERJs go at the end of the Delta contract (2 years) we will have the U.S. Airways contract looming on the horizon. Air Wisconsin and Republic loaned the money in the merger and we didn’t. They now have controlling interest in U.S. Airways. I think that those two companies will divide up our flying for U.S. Airways in 2013. Long term outlook is bleak in my humble opinion.

That’s my 1 cent worth because I can’t afford 2 cents worth because I work at Mesa.

Hope that this is part of what you were looking for.

So, what about the quick upgrades? Do you guys all feel that Mesa was just a stepping stone now?

 

[Fltlvls]

Mesa sucks!

Another intelligent posting by a 6 year old.

 

[brokedash]

I don’t know about the furloughs but the most junior Captain slot went to the most senior pilot of the August 30th 2004 class. He will be on the ERJ in CVG. The Dash-8 in PHX went senior to ERJ. No surprise since PHX is our most senior domicile. The class date for him is in May. That translates into around 6 years to hold Captain by the time he will finish training. Every first officer on property will have at least had an opportunity to have been Captain.

When the ERJs go at the end of the Delta contract (2 years) we will have the U.S. Airways contract looming on the horizon. Air Wisconsin and Republic loaned the money in the merger and we didn’t. They now have controlling interest in U.S. Airways. I think that those two companies will divide up our flying for U.S. Airways in 2013. Long term outlook is bleak in my humble opinion.

That’s my 1 cent worth because I can’t afford 2 cents worth because I work at Mesa.

Hope that this is part of what you were looking for.

If LCC is even still around then. By that time it will probably be gone or have reverted back to the old Airways East and the last vistage of HP, PHX, will be just another dot on the map and a vicitm of LCC costs not being competitive againisit WN.

 

[DoinTime]

Another intelligent posting by a 6 year old.

Someone had to say it.

 

[Metro752]

Say what?

Mesa sucks?

 

[Fltlvls]

Someone had to say it.

Someone thinks it always needs to be said regardless if it's related to Mesa or not ..My question is why?

 

[OUPilot01]

Because Mesa sucks and the best thing to happen to this industry is to see that ankle weight cut lose from the rest of us.

 

[Fltlvls]

Because Mesa sucks and the best thing to happen to this industry is to see that ankle weight cut lose from the rest of us.

All this big talk here on FI. I have never heard of anyone confronting any Mesa pilot about anything !!!..I never had anyone walk up to me when i was there and say anything ..BTW you nor anyone else has answered my simple question yet!..I didn't ask why Mesa sucks.Read my post again dumba$$.

 

[OUPilot01]

Fair enough I have been flying professionally for only Ten Years and I have no problem speaking to you in person. My name is Ben Flanders with ExpressJet and by all means I would love to hear your side of the story. If you can prove how Mesa was an asset to airline pilots I would be more then open to hear it. But we all know what that company has caused this career. Good riddance.