Mesa training pulldown at IWA

[brokedash]

Apparently Mesa is discontinuing it's interest in the student pilot development program based at IWA. The program has been run in conjunction with ASU. Additionaly, word has it that Mesa will be vacating all space it uses for actual airline training purposes at IWA soon. As a result recall classes past March are now in question. Any one else know anything?

 

[Beergut]

Apparently Mesa is discontinuing it's interest in the student pilot development program based at IWA. The program has been run in conjunction with ASU. Additionaly, word has it that Mesa will be vacating all space it uses for actual airline training purposes at IWA soon. As a result recall classes past March are now in question. Any one else know anything?

I heard Mesa is throwing in the towel after their contracts run out.

 

[Max Q]

Oh well then it has to be true.

 

[acpilot]

Apparently Mesa is discontinuing it's interest in the student pilot development program based at IWA. The program has been run in conjunction with ASU. Additionaly, word has it that Mesa will be vacating all space it uses for actual airline training purposes at IWA soon. As a result recall classes past March are now in question. Any one else know anything?

SOURCE???!!!

I have seen a bunch of their planes for sale on-line.*

*Wouldn't trust those planes, or the broker, if I was given them for free!

 

[ultrarunner]

Apparently Mesa is discontinuing it's interest in the student pilot development program based at IWA.

Good!

 

[rickair7777]

The appear to be in a checkmate situation...financially it would make more sense to liquidate and pay off the investors rather than linger on in ever-worsening operating conditions and bleed out whatever cash and assets they have left.

 

[sennant]

ASU is terminating the flight program. There was an article on that somewhere. As far as moving the training center, or CAE sims. No info on that.

 

[A-V-8]

Wow! Havent heard a peep about Mesa in a while. I couldnt find an article via Google. Could someone post a link? This in the face of pilots requiring an ATP next year. Looks like the program will be rendered pointless by legislation.

 

[brokedash]

The word is coming from pilots being told recall classes are stopping after March due to the termination of the development program and apparently the training center space

 

[rene]

The word is coming from pilots being told recall classes are stopping after March due to the termination of the development program and apparently the training center space

All is very well at Mesa.

The ASU training referenced here, has absolutely nothing at to do with the Mesa pilot recall training. Recall classes will continue with 10-15 pilots being trecalled and trained monthly.

The training facility along with the simulator will move to a new (closer) location later this spring.

Also, all Mesa operations continue to perform at outstanding (industry leading) levels. The United contract was recently extended. The US Airways contract is in place through 2015 with three (1) year extension options.

The only training being terminated is the ASU student training on the Bonanza Aircraft. New legislation renders this training irrelevant.