Mesa gets more RJs for UAL

[General Lee]

Press Release Source: Mesa Air Group


Mesa Air Group Announces Expansion of Regional Jet Agreement With United Airlines
Friday October 3, 1:23 pm ET


PHOENIX, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group (Nasdaq: MESA - News) today announced that United Airlines has exercised an option under the companies' ten-year agreement to increase the number of 50-seat regional jets from 15 to 25. Mesa and United had previously signed an agreement for Mesa to provide 20 CRJ-700s, 15 CRJ-200s, and 10 Dash 8s. The new aircraft, which deliver in mid-2004, will bring the total number of Mesa aircraft under contract with United to 55. After exercising this option, United will still have an option for an additional 15 regional jets, the timing and mix to be determined at a later date.
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"We are pleased to be given the opportunity to expand our relationship with United and further grow our regional jet operations," said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa's Chairman and CEO. "We remain firm in our belief that the revenue-guarantee code share business model provides the most predictable and highest long-term returns and opportunities for our shareholders and employees. We'd like to thank United for their continued faith in Mesa and all our employees for their hard work, without which this would not have been possible."

Definitive terms and conditions for the additional aircraft remain subject to final documentation





That does mean more J4J for the United furloughs, which is a good thing I believe.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Heavy Set]

Will all of the CRJ-700s operate out of Denver?

 

[stillaboo]

Will all of the CRJ-700s operate out of Denver?

I believe they will be flown by DEN based crews. However, UA has Mesa doing WN type flying with them so far, going all over the western US in point-to-point ops, not flying out-and-backs from DEN.

Furthermore, for all the UA guys who come over to Mesa, there is no guarantee that they get the CRJ. Some are in the Dash (junior base GJT), some in the 1900 (junior base is ?, certainly out east), and some get the CRJ (junior base in DEN). There may be some kind of guarantee, like 50% of all UA furloughs hired will be hired into the CRJ. Not sure.

edited Mesa will have some UAX flying out of LAX starting Oct. 26th according to my sources. CRJ's.

 

[AFELLOWAVIATOR]

And the CANCER spreads. Mesa and Skywest really fuked it up for all of us. Now we are being ask to make concessions to be more "competative". You guys and gals really missed an opportunity. We risk our jobs with a strike, and instead of building on it, you guys rammed a torpedo right down our collective arses.

Un real.

 

[Heavy Set]

What about the Air Wisconsin guys? They just accepted a new deal with UAL. I presume that it is a LOW-BALL deal as well and will solidify the downhill wages in the business. At least the ACA guys have real BALL$...

 

[CRJ Driver]

What about the Air Wisconsin guys? They just accepted a new deal with UAL. I presume that it is a LOW-BALL deal as well and will solidify the downhill wages in the business. At least the ACA guys have real BALL$...

Heavy Set, GO POST YOUR CRAP SOMEWHERE ELSE.

Get a job a 7-11 or something. Or taco bell.

 

[Heavy Set]

Yeah, let's work there together. I'll be the manager you can stir the beans. How does the 8PM-2AM shift work for you?

 

[LearLove]

Mesa guys, what happened to the 1900's in PHL, ITH and ACY and some other NE U flying bases?

 

[WileE]

Not that I'm a Mesa guy anymore...

Me, I moved on to much better things.

But, the flying of 1900's out of PHL (which includes the NE bases and Ithica) was nixed by USAir. Word is that they want the arrival slots for larger aircraft like RJ's and PHL is very limited on how many slots any of the carriers there can operate. It's no big deal for Mesa since there are crew and aircraft shortages in the other 1900 systems that this helps a little bit with.

 

[ChinaClipper]

I sold out for more than you....

Another BS story of "Regionals" who replaced MAINLINE flying with RJ's complaining about the same thing being done to them.....I LOVE IT!!!! I am no 'ho, I am no 'ho, Anyone one wanna defend that? BTW "Majors" like HP telling ANYONE about flying for "less than industry average" should chime in about RJ's....Hell they have been flying "BIG" airplanes for less than average for years!!

 

[Burnedout]

I suppose you're the same idiot who feels that we Mesa guys should just tell the company to stick it when they open new routes and domiciles? Pathetic.