Originally Posted by
sigep_nm
Seriously and not trying to be a prick, but anyone looking at mesaba that didnt want to be a mesaba a year ago should go to XJT or somewhere. Think of mesaba as a blue collar pilot job where pay is fair, not great. It is also a place where experience speaks more than "shiny jet syndrome". Mesaba is no XJT, Horizon, SKYW, and definetly not PNCL, it's Mesaba. Part of the Redtail empire, and dont come jumping at it now when you talking trash about it six months ago. Bankruptcy and no one wanted to be there, new shiny jets and "yeah it sounds like a great opportunity", no it is not a FLOW THROUGH to NWA and probably never will be. I personally hope they slap a training contract on new hires to keep them from time buliding like a bunch of old colgan guys did just to get somewhere else... that kills an airline alot more than you think.
Wow...I'm sorry guys. I didn't mean to start a war. In my own defense, when I referred to me watching Mesaba back in my ND and MN days, I didn't mean that I wouldn't have gone to Mesaba then as opposed to now (with the shiny new airplanes). The truth is that up until recently, I really haven't considered ANY airlines. I am a corporate pilot who is looking at his career options. I have a great job that pays well (with about as much security as anyone could expect these days) but I am reaching an age where I need to decide what I am going to do with my career. I started out flying wanting to go to the airlines but it just never worked out that way (so far). I am VERY aware of the pay issue but my wife works and can support us until I upgrade, etc.
Basically, I wanted some
friendly advise from the "other" side of the fence. I have gotten plenty of that but at the same time, I've also tapped into some bitterness...sorry!