Originally Posted by
skillett
Mesa 900 engines due in 2016. US airways contract due in 2015. Depending on the economy. Ouch. 2.5 million per engine. Massive pilot leave. Not an F.O. that doesn't have 1000 pic myself over 3000. Even if Mesa gets financing, who is going to sit in the right seat. Nobody in the pipe. I just hope the economy holds up. This airline will go down. Or get swallowed, best scenario.
The dirty little secret about the US contract extension is that it comes with an annual re-up clause. This means every year through 2014 US has to re-up the contract.