New Routes for Mesaba? - Page 3

flyn96 · 08-02-2008, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by filejw

Don't worry about what we think because it isn't personal anyway. Do the best you can for yourself, get your 1000 pic turbine and get out to a major job...

What major would that be????? Considering most have furlough notices out. I hope the 747-4 in your profile doesn't mean you are as out of touch with reality like most of the senior widebody pilots at US mainlines.

BURflyer · 08-02-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by willworktofly

With NWA phasing out their DC-9s, does anyone know if Mesaba will be picking up new routes to replace them (or even Compass/Pinnacle)? I've heard rumors that the 900s and 175s will being getting more/longer routes to make up for the loss of the diesel 9s.
Also, if you have heard of any hiring in the future for mesaba any information would be awesome...I am on reserve right now in the 900, and I want to see the light at the end of the tunnel... you know what I mean!

I'm sure the NW guys with tons more experience really appreciate this post.

bored · 08-02-2008, 06:41 PM

Easy there Bert - the original poster is just trying to further his career like the rest of us. As mentioned before, this isn't personal, just the way the airline business works. Mainliners can "take it back" if they want it... they're in control here, not us. But will they?

BURflyer · 08-02-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bored

Easy there Bert - the original poster is just trying to further his career like the rest of us. As mentioned before, this isn't personal, just the way the airline business works. Mainliners can "take it back" if they want it... they're in control here, not us. But will they?

No pretty soon it's going to be 3 or 4 airlines and Skywest flying domestic. All former jr mainline guys will be flying for Skywest and the former regional pilots will have to go fly freight or tow banners or even CFI to who ever is dumb enough to be a pilot now.

bored · 08-02-2008, 07:05 PM

So what is the solution? What are we supposed to do as regional pilots? Should we just not take the regional job for the matter of principle? I and most every other regional pilot just want to put in our time and move on to a major.

sigep_nm · 08-03-2008, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BURflyer

No pretty soon it's going to be 3 or 4 airlines and Skywest flying domestic. All former jr mainline guys will be flying for Skywest and the former regional pilots will have to go fly freight or tow banners or even CFI to who ever is dumb enough to be a pilot now.

and every single one of those guys will have about four thousand hours less than the average mesaba guy, son you are on the wrong forum for this paying dues garbage.

Lighteningspeed · 08-03-2008, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BURflyer

No pretty soon it's going to be 3 or 4 airlines and Skywest flying domestic. All former jr mainline guys will be flying for Skywest and the former regional pilots will have to go fly freight or tow banners or even CFI to who ever is dumb enough to be a pilot now.

I doubt that. If anything Skywest will also decrease in size and will probably start on its downward spiral unless UAL, US Airways and DAL changes their course, which is highly unlikely. Get off this forum go to your own Skywest praising thread instead of spewing ludicrous rants here.

mooney · 08-03-2008, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by sigep_nm

If you want to get into the 9E game, those routes and those airplanes were never yours to begin with. You might want to think twice about posting on a mesaba thread when you are talking about your airlines interests.

Oh great more "my regional owns those routes" and "your's doesn't" arguments

PCLCREW · 08-03-2008, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sigep_nm

If you want to get into the 9E game, those routes and those airplanes were never yours to begin with. You might want to think twice about posting on a mesaba thread when you are talking about your airlines interests.

You work for NW "Airlink". None of the routes belong to XJ,9E, or Compass.

How does any route belong to XJ, I would love to hear the answer to this?

bored · 08-03-2008, 04:05 PM

I don't think he was saying they were XJ routes... he was replying to nicholasblonde who seems to think XJ is stealing NWA as well as 9E routes. THe only routes that can even remotely be called "XJ" routes are the EAS saab routes that XJ bids on.

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