Mesa slides off runway in Madison too

[T-prop]

Would you please stop making stuff up about Mesa? If you've going to talk about their contract, read it. Don't assume your old contract is the same as ours.

Here's what would have happened if they had turned around... a flight leaves an ORD gate, sits an hour for deice/departure delays, takes off, holds waiting for destination weather to improve, eventually turns around and comes back to ORD. Total time, 3 hours. Total pay, 3 hours. If we end up anywhere other than our planned destination we get paid block time. Includes return to gates.

Unfortunately, the remainder of their trip was "re-crewed." Therefore, they lost pay and maybe even went below guarantee.

At Mesa, it is financially beneficial to look the other way when a crew discovers a flat tire or other grounding item that would lead to a delay or cancellation. Simply because that crew's remaining schedule may end up being covered by another crew.

It is better said that a Mesa crew is punished financially if they discover and write-up said flat tire.

I hope Mesa sticks it to JO for a better contract. I will admit that I left before contract talks started. I kinda wish I stayed to help out.

Maybe talking with my feet was better...

 

[DX Rick]

We should be seeing an STC for tire chains here in the near future.

http://www.swisherinc.com/images/tire_chains.jpg