Originally Posted by
S1tpilot
If you decide to work fro Mesa just keep in mind that it's one of the worse regional's to be working for. Management will always be looking for ways to steal from you. This is a company that will only let you have one small bottle of water per leg, if you want a coke or juice they charge you for it. No other airline does that. They will steal your vacation pay, and then fight you over it. They offer less vacation weeks to bid and if you don't get your bid they will not cash out or let you bank your vacation. Every month make sure you keep track of your Per Diem and Flight pay because they will short you on your paycheck and then when you call them on it they just say sorry it must have been a mistake. Most guys don't keep track of it and the company knows that so they use it against you. I know a case of a pilot calling to get released when his wife called him and said her mother was dying, they called the company and the company said that they could not know for sure that she was dying and they could not release them. There was another IAD Captain whose father passed away while he was on a trip and when he called the company to get released, crew tracking told him he had to finish the trip because they didn't have another captain to cover it. They will be putting you up in hotels that are the cheapest they can find. They tend to be dirty and nasty and not in the safest areas. If you decide to work for Mesa more power to you, but keep in mind what type of company you will be working for.
The other statements as of today are purely speculative. In 2007 there would have been substance to this? However I highlighted the area regarding hotels. This area has taken a tumble since Mesa mgmt. outsourced hotels to a third party handler. They are not however the worst. Safe areas?? Well is Detroit safe...how a bout Cinncinati...?