Skywest to buy Mesaba?

[Erlanger]

Anybody at Skywest or Mesaba hearing this?

 

[xjhawk]

Come on, everyone knows that Mesaba will Merge with Delta- using the same seniority list intergration they used with NWA. lol

 

[marycon]

Looks like it's true. Announcement to be made late this week, early next. We are doomed. Mesaba as you know it will no longer exist. RIP.

 

[SiuDude]

Looks like it's true. Announcement to be made late this week, early next. We are doomed. Mesaba as you know it will no longer exist. RIP.

I am hearing Monday of next week.

 

[Flybywire44]

Monday is 6 days away... We'll see.

 

[McNugent]

Welcome to ASA! Er, I mean Atlantic Southeast airlines

 

[Cpt Oveur]

Looks like it's true. Announcement to be made late this week, early next. We are doomed. Mesaba as you know it will no longer exist. RIP.

Looks like it's true? Is there anything you can share with the viewers at home to corroborate this?

 

[SpauldingSmails]

Looks like it's true? Is there anything you can share with the viewers at home to corroborate this?

Well jeeze Clarence, you saw it here on flightinfo, so it must be true.
After all, it was here on FI where the Republic buyout of Compass was first announced.

 

[Butters]

Yep. Sounds like Mesaba is soon to blend with ASA. We were told we'd hear by the end of the week.

I hope you boys in the Diiiiirty South will be nice to us Yankees... I hope all the pilots from both sides remember we are all on the same team.

Deltalina says: "Buckle up! There is a chance of rough air ahead."

 

[bigshooter107]

What is the seniority like at mesaba, how would they do in a merger with skywest or asa?

 

[makersmarc]

What is the seniority like at mesaba, how would they do in a merger with skywest or asa?

they wouldn't

 

[CX880]

How would they blend Mesaba with ASA? How long will the seniority list be now? And will this mean more CRJ9s for ASA?

 

[pilotguy143]

funny.... I keep hearing the same rumor at Comair.


But then again the senior guys seem to think we are going to get integrated at DOH with Delta.

 

[SplitBar]

What is the seniority like at mesaba, how would they do in a merger with skywest or asa?

Mesaba has over 100 pilots with 15+ years. Close to 300 with 10+ years. 600ish with < 4 years.

 

[bigshooter107]

Airframe breakdown at mesaba?

 

[ASAFOE120]

APC shows:
41 - 900's
19 - 200's
28 - SF340 (to be retired)

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[xjgearbtch]

The interesting part will be the Mair Letter, in relation to additional flying. Let's see how this pans out.

 

[RiddleRat]

How will the flow through w/ Mesaba work out? Will it be lost w/ the integration of seniority lists?

 

[BIGGOAT]

I do not know what the flow through agreement looks like but those on property will probably retain the ability to flow over to Delta. When you buy a company you by its contractual agreements also. After that who knows how it would work out.

Goat

 

[at7driver]

Daddy D is going to just staple EVERYBODY... lol

 

[701EV]

Yep. Sounds like Mesaba is soon to blend with ASA. We were told we'd hear by the end of the week.

I hope you boys in the Diiiiirty South will be nice to us Yankees... I hope all the pilots from both sides remember we are all on the same team.

Deltalina says: "Buckle up! There is a chance of rough air
ahead."

Butters, of course you will be welcome in the south!

Just so you know their are a bunch of Yankees down here too.

 

[gator_hater]

I wonder how many ex-mesa airplanse you could staff with what it takes to staff 28 saabs?

 

[Whydoitry]

I do not know what the flow through agreement looks like but those on property will probably retain the ability to flow over to Delta. When you buy a company you by its contractual agreements also. After that who knows how it would work out.

Goat

Mesaba is currently owend by DL right? When CAL IPO'd XJT the flow thru went out the window.

 

[zawillif]

Does anyone have a source? Rgt? Pc? Heard it through an AC vent?

 

[Medeco]

I dont know why this would be good for Skywest /Atlantic Southeast unless:

They Renegotiated the "2nd lowest cost DCI carrier" clause

or

They are buying Airframes and not people


I have heard this about Comair too(I do not wish this to happen), but I have heard that Delta wants to close the doors of Comair by the end of the year.


Something is in the works, no doubt, but I doubt any of us has guessed the correct senario

Medeco

 

[GRAAB HIRBOUBI]

The interesting part will be the Mair Letter, in relation to additional flying. Let's see how this pans out.

MAIR Letter was a negotiated item between MESABA MEC and MAIR holdings. Once NWA purchased us, MAIR letter became void.

 

[McNugent]

ASA voted for PBS in what? February? Maybe this is the real reason behind the delay in it's implementation.

 

[asayankee]

Delta has already said that the Saabs are going to be gone. What's to say that Big D wont liquidate Mesaba, get rid of the 19-200's (we all know how much Delta hates 50-seaters) and sell off the 900's to the highest bidder for a quick cash infusion???

That will leave them with one less wholly-owned headache to deal with....

 

[resetjet]

ASA voted for PBS in what? February? Maybe this is the real reason behind the delay in it's implementation.

Software is still being written for PBS. Won't be online 'till probably January. As for this Mesaba rumour, who knows. I talked to SH and CT today and neither of them budged when asked about it. Either they are very good poker players or this is all just hot air.

 

[sniper]

I wonder how many ex-mesa airplanse you could staff with what it takes to staff 28 saabs?

Nice, ALPA brotherhood again....Staple Mesaba? just wondering