Originally Posted by
skillett
Does anybody know anything about the 750,000,000 dollar loan Mesa has secured and what they might do with it? I was told this loan was secured in August. United owns the E Jets, 10 new CRJ 9's would only be 320,000,000 if Airways wanted us to buy the aircraft. Not trying to set up flamebait, this was told to me by a few credible sources.
I've been hearing this as well...basically what has been said is that United wants MAG to fly 60ejets for UAX (IDK the exact #)...however on the same coin realizes that MAG has no pilots nor really strong prospects to attract pilots yet offers the cheapest services. In order to avoid contractual protections and compensation to attract applicants MAG has secured a line of credit to purchase a fellow regional purely to park said regionals aircraft and to employ the then plane-less pilot. Which one ... Well which one seems most lucrative towards JO and is now the read headed step child of US/AMR post merger? Eagle (50seaters and a strong yet costly pilot group.) or is it piedmont (aging dash 8s and stronger pilot group than PSA.) Clearly a regional will be loadshed and heaven help any thats ends up contractually stapled to MAG. Everything is purely hearsay...however MAG has now ramped up hiring again with a class of 27 or so that just started in PHX. All shows
People don't realize how connected J.O. And really how stubb*rn this man is?
*this is not intended to be flamebait